I had to let a once-dear friend go today. After nearly a year and a half of weekly Scrabble games, careful planning of our forthcoming travels around Europe next summer, and close conversations on all matters, it seems that our platonic relationship was not sufficient. According to him, our friendship was “begging for something more” (quoted from a text message, of course…curse you modern technology for your false sense of connectedness).

I think that it is so much more difficult than we can ever imagine, to be honest with the people close to us about our romantic feelings, or lack thereof. Yet I can’t help but be troubled by the inconvenient emotions of others. Relationships…whether friendship, family, or romance, are fragile creatures and it’s easy to forget that. It is a perilous thing we do, connecting ourselves together, and hoping the ties stay bound. And it is a sad, yet poignant moment when we realize that they have frayed and splintered into something distorted and unrecognizable, and it is time to let go.