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I Blew up My Friendships for Stupid Reasons. Is It Possible to Fix Them?
We all make mistakes, but can you rebuild trust after breaking friendships? Here’s what you need to know about repairing relationships.
Dear Dr. NerdLove:
So there is really no easier way to say this: I royally fucked up, I fucked up my friendships, I fucked up my chances at dating, I fucked up my chances of finding any community of like-minded individuals and I fucked up all chances for possibly anyone too trust me ever again. All because my impulsiveness, insecurity, self-hatred, assumptions, letting stereotypes override reality and honestly, now with hindsight, willful ignorance also overriding said reality.
This will be a doozy
Now for the context: I love Warhammer. It’s one of my favorites if THE favorite franchise and hobby, it helped me crawl out of a very deep and dark hole during the height of the pandemic whether it was learning the lore, playing the tabletop game and of course painting the miniatures. It was much later deep into my journey in this hobby/franchise that I well encountered many like-minded individuals on social (Instagram, Tiktok, Reddit, Discord etc.) the big community of painters, most…
