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		keiferski on Nov 27, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Half of lonely people think no one will notice if ... This definition of “temporary” defeats the entire purpose of the word. There’s a massive difference between “a lifetime” and “a day, a month, a year”.

tremon on Nov 27, 2018 [–]

Redefining all "temporary" friendships as disposable also defeats the purpose of the word, and is in my eyes much more detrimental to your surroundings than accepting that friendships are (might be) temporary.

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