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At what point did she send the wrong message? Did she smile too much? Did she not look away enough? Did she make one too many jokes? Did she behave too friendly around you, the guy she considers to be her friend?
The biggest problem with poverty is the shame that comes with it. When you give the best you have to someone in need, it translates into something much deeper to the receiver. It means they are worthy.
Fighting offers terrible metaphor for partnership. You can never “win” someone else. There’s no external enemy. No guns, switch blades, or Kevlar. We just think there is, when the answers run out. Stop fighting…