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Friendships come in a variety of forms – people we see a few times a year, some that we simply text, and others we connect with once in a blue moon. Because our culture is premised on “positive politeness” we may appear to others as “friendly” – but it takes a solid bit of maneuvering, scouting each parties’ intentions over a long period of time to produce stable linkage. And even then, the attachment we’ve so carefully forged can unravel and simply fall apart, sometimes through no fault of our own – prompted by personal issues, or growth spurts on the part of someone else. Turn the page…