The question that can come up here is "How far are you willing to go for the things you want?" People can be more inclined to set definitive values on items determining worth. We're also more likely to have benchmarks for acceptable progress in our personal relationships or when we're doing activities. It's very much a mindset that if "I don't get to X point, this is insufficient", and anything insufficient right now might as well be worthless.

The real challenge is that most things aren't going to meet our parameters for success or worth. We're always going to be aiming a little higher than what's possible. Those who can break free of these "make or break" points (most of which will be arbitrary and self-defined) are going to be much better off. This is one of those charts where any progress in the right direction is still progress. So don't talk yourself out of a good thing. Be reasonable and things will tend to work out for you. Best of luck.

Bud

People are constantly going to evolve and you're no different. This can be one of those periods where you need to make some new connections with people who have similar desires and direction that you do. While you don't have to cast aside old friends, you might not have the same overlap with them that you used to. This happens. But if it starts to feel like certain encounters are more forced than they used to be, you might need to evolve your friendships or scale back the time you spend with some people.

...Show some Love...