You can take the girl out of her puritanical upbringing, but it’s a little more difficult prying he puritanical upbringing out of the girl.
I find that sometimes processing out loud can be taxing on the person waiting for you to get over it already (and I think that shoe has been on both feet for me).
Ha! At the time I was getting SOME freelance work, but my bills were still mostly paid for by temping. Good to see I finally caught up with her success level. :)
I have often been perplexed when I see/hear a drag-down fight, and then find out that it is simply how the two people process information with each other. I can never seem to imagine it’s healthy…. but who knows.
The problem with drunk friends is that they will tell you they are alright even when they are not. Hard to know when to step in (especially since Mike barely knows her). (And a reminder: she is living in Portland, OR now, Northampton being where she DID live in Massachusetts)
Portland is a pretty well ordered city to find your way around in, as cities go, but it still can present challenges.