Society & Culture

Is it ok to be happy

Society & Culture

Posted by: Rocky40

3rd Mar 2011 09:57am

My partner and I are blissfully happy and in love, but over the last six weeks we have had four sets of friends brake up. I now find that some of these people are now acting strange around us, like we aren't meant to be happy because they aren't. Both my partner and I have been married before so we know what they are going through and are trying to be supportive but it is hard when they are being short tempered and gloomy all the time when around us it really brings the mood down for everyone. My question to the world is have others found this among their friends, does it get better or have we lost our friends.


SarahEC
  • 20th Mar 2011 04:37pm

Of course it OK to be happy! But you know what a breakup is like yourself - absolutely devastating. These people are in a horrible place right now - when they come out of it they will no doubt be ashamed of being short with you, but you will yourself know how hard that stuff will be to take for them right now. Just cut them slack until they're in a better place, and be there for them as a reminder that things get better - you had to go through the pain pf losing your old relationship before you found this great new one, right? So be happy, but also realise that it will take a while for them to get through their enormous pain and hurt and start being reasonable people again.


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