I imagine this will get buried in the comments, but this brings up a separate truth that I have only recently begun to discover. People just want company. I h

I imagine this will get buried in the comments, but this brings up a separate truth that I have only recently begun to discover. People just want company. I have a tendency to assume that I don't have a meaningful relationship with someone with whom I have not spoken to extensively. Or, similarly, that they don't like me if we don't speak when we're together. Something I've learned through traveling is that sharing silence with people is just as important as sharing words with them, and people like you either way. Sitting at a cafe or in a backyard having a drink quietly is all we need. We just want to feel acknowledged