>>12431355This post made me think a bit about what exactly my relationship to you is. On one hand, I don't think I've ever declared you to be my friend even though you have called me your friend before. On the other hand, I do treat you in many ways as my friend, have talked to you about my personal life, many of my preferences, and other such things, so there definitely is a strong level of confidence between you and me.
Then again, I wouldn't say that being your friend means I will agree with every single one of your decisions or opinions. I might offer some support on stuff I approve of, and give advice on anything I think I know enough about, but there's many things I can't quite say are good. I don't, for example, think bullying people with autism or people with learning problems is OK, and I don't really approve of your half-naked pics, because I think of it as shameless exhibitionism. I turn a blind eye on the cutting stuff, under the assumption that something like that only took place under unique circumstances possibly related to the much worse mental state you had back then, and that it will never happen again.
Having said that, even though I can't claim I'm in a position to bargain much, I'd like to think of myself as a somewhat tolerant person, and if you wouldn't mind letting me say so, I'd like to call you my friend, even if I can't say I will follow along with everything you do.
Having said that, I hope you understand that mild teasing and banter is meant to be friendly, and not meant to be offensive.
