Friendships don’t always thrive in both online and offline spaces. Isn’t it better to hang on to them in the real world, asks writer Louis Staples
Do my haters complain about me to their friends? I’d be surprised if anyone cares that much. But like most narcissistic paranoias I still think it’s a possibility, because this is exactly what I do with the people I find annoying online.
If I don’t see these friends in person for a while, I begin to forget the version of them I like. But when we catch up, everything changes. I message afterwards saying, “It was SO good seeing you, let’s not leave it so long next time!”, knowing that one reason it took so long is my disdain for their social media presence.
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