Re: anon/anon
Maybe you do not give up completely. It is possible that you can be friends again. Just not until you two have managed out your different baggages. It is important to be able to love who you are, and sometimes the past that has molded us needs to dropped so we can shape ourselves into the future that we want. Taking space from one another is only a step in your life. It is not the end. This is a journey for yourself, and it can be painful to leave behind what we know, but there is so much out there to learn and explore. You get to explore you, and those discoveries will make that pain less and life exciting.
Everyone has their partners, or best friends. I am an outlier. A friend, but not close. They are all very important to me, while I understand I am not as much to them. [...] They were people that had asked for help with situations that I am specially trained to deal with, then did not like the options available to them. Given my intricate knowledge of the subject matter, it does not lend well to being comfortable around me. They would say they did not trust me, though I think they were more scared.
You and me both. It is easier said than done. [...] It does seem like cheating, but that is how life works. I cannot fix anything for anyone. They have to fix it themselves. If they actively reject it when I touch them, I do not think it will do anything.