Friendships shouldn't be that confusing, especially as an adult. Well, at least you would think so.

But the truth is, they are often very complicated, especially when you're a kind, high capacity, emotionally generous person.

The truth is, not everyone is going to make the effort you make.

Not everyone is meant to be trusted at a deep level.

And that's okay.

In today's episode, I'm going to be talking about how to read friendship signals with more confidence,

how to stop being hurt by people who don't reciprocrate,

and how to choose the right people to trust without becoming cynical,

guarded, or lonely. You're listening to the Confidence Podcast, your go-to space for high-performance

coaching designed for ambitious high achievers who want more out of life. You deserve confidence that rises to meet your dreams. This is the

podcast that will help you activate it fully. I'm your host, Trish Blackwell. Let's dive in.

Hey guys, welcome to the Confidence Podcast. You're listening to Episode 683. I'm your host and your coach, Trish Blackwell, in this episode and this show is

simply meant to give you strategic, easy to implement tools that you can implement to think

better, show up confidently, and to create the life of your dreams and the impact I really believe you were created to make.

And in one of the things about life is that we all, we are wired for community.

And that's a beautiful thing, but it can be a very complicated and painful thing, especially as an adult.

I think this is a shock that not a lot of people are prepared for. You go through

elementary school and then middle school and then high school and you're in a group of people who

are the same age. Generally speaking, they have the same background. They have the same neighborhood

or the same interests. And so you go and you mature in this bubble

of a circumstance where you tend to find people in the same age or have options of your age

with your interest and your experience or your favorite sport or your thing.

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