Dear Alex,

The other day, a client of mine shared what she had been reading about loneliness.

She said that an important component about making good connection with another person is having a sense of trust.

She shared that if connection was not initiated in a specific way, guarding reactions could come up, which could cause some “fighting” – a struggle for sense of safety.

You were right about “being friends first,” but how was that to happen with your silence and our distance?

The burden of initiation was left upon me, and I floundered by giving you so many types of information.

At least I was earnest, and I tried to be genuine. Yet, I know you must have felt overloaded by the data I was conveying.

I could say that I am sorry about that, but in truth, I had been given no better options.