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But if you disappear, no one asks about you.
The pattern becomes clear when you stop making excuses.
Helping isn’t the problem.
The problem is when the relationship becomes an invisible contract where you only exist because of what you can offer.
If tomorrow you couldn’t help with anything, would they still seek you out?
If the answer is no, then it’s not closeness… it’s convenience.
But the atmosphere says it all.
The greeting is polite but distant.