Tonight I met up with a friend who has had a string of bad luck. If his dog died tomorrow he'd have a complete country song.
As he was telling his story he stopped several times and apologized for being such a buzz kill. Finally I said, "You know what? It would really piss me off if you tried to act like everything was great when it clearly isn't."
I have never understood the need to sugarcoat with good friends. Yes, someone you meet in passing in the mall who asks, "How are you?" doesn't really want to know how you are. Saying, "Fine, how are you?" is the right response 95% of the time. But when you are having a one-on-one conversation I've never understood the need to pretend.
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