one-way meetings
An invitation to a bar, dinner, or sitting with a bottle of wine. How many times have you noticed that the initiative for meetings always comes from one or two people, while the entire group hangs on these "apostles"? Often friendship turns into a one-way connection: there's someone who plans, calls, reminds others about themselves. Once they disappear — the connection breaks. People gradually forget each other, as if years of communication were in vain.
Why does this happen? Perhaps it's because we've stopped valuing real communication and genuine friendship. Life has gradually moved online: instead of face-to-face meetings — chat conversations, instead of philosophical talks — sharing memes. Communication in chats creates an illusion of friendship but doesn't strengthen it. Why meet up when you can send a meme and remind others about yourself? Where do such relationships begin and end? Or is it just a habit that falls apart the moment the only person maintaining it disappears?
Over time, you realize — being a perpetual initiator is exhausting and often meaningless. No matter how hard you try to maintain connections, people will forget about you as soon as you stop creating meetings. All that's left is to search for those who will reach out themselves, call, and suggest meeting up. After all, real relationships are always about movement from both sides.