Is there a friendship after a relationship ends? It’s a pickle and I don’t believe there’s a catch all answer. It’s a case per case situation and even when it seems a friendship could be an option, it might be a fragile one.

I’m fifty fifty on the topic. Some have become great friends, others, well, that’s life and it’s okay. You end up losing friends anyways. It does hurt and don’t believe anyone who says otherwise.

I usually gift mix CDs in my relationships. They are always a curated affair but in retrospective, it might be a self-centred, egotistical way. Sure, they are songs I love and reminded me of my significant other, but what about what they like?

Sometimes it feels they took it as a gift but the songs maybe got player a couple of times. I try to be empathic to what people like but I’m not as perceptive as I would like to believe.

Sounds like I’m harsh on myself and yes, I am my worst enemy and my strictest critic. No wonder I have got eight (!!!!!) novels in some stage of drafting but none feel good enough to actually commit.

I’m not scared of commitment and even at my age I think about settling down. But if it doesn’t happen, then it wasn’t meant to be.

The Charlatans always remind me of a good relationship I had that went sour too quick. I believe the blame to be shared equally. I hold no grudges towards this ex, and we are still friends. We never actually went to a lake near a lesfy forest, which was a goal. Best laid plans.