I have a friend who tells me that I can always open up to them and talk to them when I need to, but when I try to ask them about how they are feeling they become kind of standoffish. Is this normal? We’ve known each other for about 10 years. We weren’t always close friends, but I’ve been going through some rough life changes recently and they’ve been reaching out. Should I be keeping my guard up too if they are?
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Have you asked them about this? Communication solves so many issues before they get out of hand.
In my personal opinion, if you know life is rough right now, it might not be best to try to take on someone else’s issues anyways. Fix what you already have on your plate and just be a kind friend. Then, when things start going well for you again, be there for them IF they reach out in the future, until then, enjoy the good times.