There are some people in your life, who, no matter how hard you try, will always keep you at arm’s length. You feel that friend chemistry between you straight away, you see the glimmer of connection, and so you stretch and reach with all your might to protect the possibility. But all they can do is run and hide because they don’t understand the potential of what could be, don’t understand that a friendship like this doesn’t come along every day. For some reason you allow yourself to get caught up in the whirlwind of let downs, of broken promises, of unanswered e-mails, and unchecked rain checks. After some time your exhaustion impedes your judgement. But then...it only takes a very small thing to make you realise that your real friends are waiting for you at the pub with your favourite drink and a warm pew. And when you get to that rabble of yours in your favourite bar, you count yourself bloody lucky for those tiny reminders.

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