Your best friend should probably consider looking for a new best friend :^p

BestFriend is not necessarily a reflexive relation to begin with :p

fairly sure you meant symmetric *<:o

I assume that reflexive allows for differences in connection strength, where symmetric implies equal connections on both sides.

So to speak.

Oh dear. And it's not even that late

But it's also true that not everyone is a friend to themselves.

Best friends are the ones with who you can have a transparent discussion. Including a reality check, which can be harsh. If they don't do it, who will ?

If you aren't self compassionate you probably have harsh criticism covered pretty well all on your own.

That's not the tone I got from the post to which I replied. As they put it, 'Strange advice' - as in, 'Why would I treat myself as poorly as I treat my best friend?' I took it for a joke post (hence ":^p").

I'm going to assume you read the read the article and know the answer to your question.

To me, your comment reads as a cheeky way of saying that not all people are fluent in overt compassion and that this is fine.

I would agree, as long as there is an underlying implied compassion in these relationships, and that both parties have understanding of this. We are all human at the end of the day, and the need for social support is universal.

You are quite right. My comment was made tongue-in-cheek. Healthy verbal abuse is part of all of my best friendships.

Self-compassion and compasion is generating the feeling of loving-kindness. The "best friend" advice was meant to be more relateable.