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minus-squarejtrek@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoI don’t think the reasons why matter all that much. If someone’s not coming to the shared experiences (a party, a get together, a nice chat, whatever) then they’re not paying into the relationship.
minus-squareUltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·29 days agoAh. I see. How much money do you want for me to skip the birthday party?
minus-squarejtrek@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·29 days agoMetaphorically paying in some other way - skip the party, but spend time together in some other way - can sustain the relationship.
I don’t think the reasons why matter all that much. If someone’s not coming to the shared experiences (a party, a get together, a nice chat, whatever) then they’re not paying into the relationship.
Ah. I see. How much money do you want for me to skip the birthday party?
Metaphorically paying in some other way - skip the party, but spend time together in some other way - can sustain the relationship.