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7 Harsh Lessons About Friendship Everyone Learns Sooner Or Later | by Alberto García 🚀🚀🚀 | The Writers Fight Club | Aug, 2024 | Medium

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As Aristotle said, “No one would want to possess all things if he were alone. Therefore, a happy person needs friends”. Perhaps that is why Emily Dickinson said, “All my wealth is my friends.” But all that glitters is not gold: friendship, like everything else, has its bitter side and hard lessons to learn. Here are 7 of the ones I have learned throughout my life. The author made this story available to Medium members only. Upgrade to instantly unlock this story plus other member-only benefits. Access all member-only stories on Medium Dive deeper into the topics that matter to you Get in-depth articles answering thousands of questions Achieve your personal and professional goals Jonathan Lethem New York Times Best-Selling Author Susan Orlean Staff Writer The New Yorker Dr. Tom Frieden Former CDC Director Savala Nolan Professor, UC Berkeley School of Law Roger Martin Professor, Strategy Advisor, Former Dean Julie Zhuo Former VP of Product Design, Facebook Ryan Holiday Best-Selling Autho

Member-only story #6. Asymmetrical friendships are not real friendships. 3 min read Aug 2, 2024 -- Press enter or click to view image in full size Photo by Kylo on Unsplash Friendship is a luxury commodity these days. Never has it been more true that he who has a friend has a treasure. As Aristotle said, “No one would want to possess all things if he were alone. Therefore, a happy person needs friends”. Perhaps that is why Emily Dickinson said, “All my wealth is my friends.” But all that glitters is not gold: friendship, like everything else, has its bitter side and hard lessons…

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