When the presence of a person depletes you| boundaries

„Sometimes I don’t see people for who they really are“ was my friend's answer to why some people's presence drain  you.  She told me that sometimes she forgets, that this person is paying a lot of attention to fun and appearance. It is not just the person who listens and sometimes understands, it is also the person who could easily neglect your friendship if they’re around other people. It is not the honesty where you ARE it is the kind of honesty where you're still pretending to BE. That’s sometimes why you feel so depleted after spending some time with certain friends… you forgot to set the boundaries which are necessairy for this friendship because you forgot that you can’t entrust them with your honest self. You need to be careful with your heart even if you like this person and maybe sometimes feel like there is a place for depth. They are not able to hold your thoughts, at least not yet.

Dear Heart,

don't give into talking about things you don't wanna talk about. You don't need to please people who wanna be your friends. Maybe you could take a step back and revaluate this friendship and reestablish some boundaries. Maybe this is just someone you can hangout with and that's all it is  for now.