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For me, it's 100% because they feel safe to me. I've had more than one close friendship with a guy suffer because he and his SO broke up. It stopped feeling safe to do all the things I used to do as part of our friendship because many of them could be interpreted as flirting when dealing with a single guy. I have a couple of friends with whom this is a regular cycle. We hang out lots when they are with other people, but once they're on the hunt, we steer clear of each other for a while. Or maybe I steer clear of them more than they steer clear of me. It takes a lot out of the friendship when you have to wonder if everybody still agrees on what a hug means.
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"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
(Michael Jordan)
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