I don’t… I don’t think you’re being fair to yourself, Rich.
[He frowns a bit as he thinks about it, not wanting to dismiss Rich’s feelings but also not wanting to let ideas like these spread out and make things worse for him.]
You’ve helped me a lot already, and we haven’t known each other for that long. I’d say you’re good at many more than just putting up a front. I do think it’s better to go into life with a positive attitude, but I can tell you pretending to be happy and okay until you truly are will not work.
Believe me, I spent 6000 years pretending and it still came back to bite me in the bum.
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[He frowns a bit as he thinks about it, not wanting to dismiss Rich’s feelings but also not wanting to let ideas like these spread out and make things worse for him.]
You’ve helped me a lot already, and we haven’t known each other for that long. I’d say you’re good at many more than just putting up a front. I do think it’s better to go into life with a positive attitude, but I can tell you pretending to be happy and okay until you truly are will not work.
Believe me, I spent 6000 years pretending and it still came back to bite me in the bum.