I have found myself in a friendship with a Main Character. She is one of my oldest friends and I have recently had the realization that she treats everything like it is happening to her, instead of her forming/living her life so that those events happen (just as described in the article). It is extremely frustrating and all of our conversations now stem around the topics of finances/money/how she has none although all of her life choices have led her to "not have money" (ex. seeing Taylor Swift in concert 3x last year all in different countries around the globe, travelling non-stop but doesn't want to go on a girls weekend with her two oldest friends). How do friends cope with friends who have MCE? Is it a lost cause?
Hit the nail on the head!! It can be hard to navigate but in the same way we love main characters on TV its so easy to love them IRL! I do wonder if it's something that changes as they realize they are the common denominator of their issues?
I have found myself in a friendship with a Main Character. She is one of my oldest friends and I have recently had the realization that she treats everything like it is happening to her, instead of her forming/living her life so that those events happen (just as described in the article). It is extremely frustrating and all of our conversations now stem around the topics of finances/money/how she has none although all of her life choices have led her to "not have money" (ex. seeing Taylor Swift in concert 3x last year all in different countries around the globe, travelling non-stop but doesn't want to go on a girls weekend with her two oldest friends). How do friends cope with friends who have MCE? Is it a lost cause?
Hit the nail on the head!! It can be hard to navigate but in the same way we love main characters on TV its so easy to love them IRL! I do wonder if it's something that changes as they realize they are the common denominator of their issues?
The topic of caregiving is so important and not talked about enough I’m excited you brought it up!
Yes!!! Its a social media conversation that really stumbled me.