Have you ever noticed sudden changes in someone's mannerisms, or even in the way they converse and interact with you? Whenever I notice such changes, it always makes me wonder what in their lives has changed to yield their reaction. Has someone started talking to me because they learned something new about me? Has someone else stopped talking to me because of something I said or did? If so, why haven't they confronted me about it? Am I making things worse by asking why they're acting differently?
Obviously the case of someone ceasing interaction with you is more concerning than when someone increases interaction. I always want to ask "What's wrong?" but doing so usually brings an awkwardness with it, even if there wasn't something wrong in the first place. So then I want to just let things flow as they may, and even sometimes wait to see if the person in question will initiate a conversation with me instead of me having to start one every time. Though, when I think about that, I worry that there actually might be something wrong, and if there is, then there's a possibility that they won't ever initiate a conversation. Suddenly, I might be losing contact with a friend, and only God knows how long it will take to regain that connection with them, if I ever do.
To be continued...
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