Quote Originally Posted by tuathe View Post
thankfully, they did. I've noticed that person is much calmer around me when one on one, as if adjusting to me, which I'm thankful for cause I was afraid it was going to be only me adjusting to them and sacrificing myself, hiding those parts they might not like and pretending to be someone else - but hopefully there's room for compromise and we can be friends
yeah I think if they notice that you are being patient with them they will do it back and vice versa. So much better when both calm (I feel like I can explain myself better and we don’t get wires crossed and say accidentally hurtful
things) and instead have really nice, supportive and interesting chats which make the friendship ultimately an important one. You can achieve a certain level of respect and the friendship feels quite strong- it might not always be super fun and comfy but there will be good times and you’ll both make effort to check in and be caring (sorry so sappy haha)