People who are genuinely kind but have no close friends often keep everyone at a kind, gentle distance without realizing it — warm to all, available to many, and quietly letting no one all the way in, because the people who could hurt them most are the ones allowed close

Source Summary

There’s a particular sort of person who is genuinely, reliably lovely to absolutely everyone, and who, if you look closely enough, has nobody they’d actually call a close friend. Warm to all. Available to many. Generous with their time, their attention, their patience. And, without ever quite noticing they’re doing it, letting not one single ... Read more