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Dear Reader,

I have a friend who has a friend and he's really having difficuilties. Let's say his name is Tom. Tom and my friend, *Johnny used to be roomates back in the day and had a ball!!!! They always talked about wanting that 'tightness' back. They got older; their friendship matured; they talked about going to separate states and broadening their horizons. Now, conversation about them being back together (ACES) is all just a joke, a thing of the past, a "nice thought".

Here's the problem: Johnny is actually in a position now to make that 'joke-once-reality' idea actually happen and Tom doesn't really care. They're still great friends. But, Johnny feels like Tom is just saying okay; but, the excitement behind being friends, being close, being housemates, and being together again just wasn't there. Now, Johnny is moving, reconstructing his life, and wanting to make room for his best bud, but Tom is simply not overjoyed. Here Johnny thought that even though he was moving into a place where he knew so many, that he would have his best friend there most. Now, it seems like, even with knowing so many, he's alone because his friend doesn't care as much as he'd hoped. It hurts.

Answer this: If you were Johnny, how would you handle your emotions:
a. Act like you're just moving to a new place by yourself.
b. Include "Tom" in your plans anyway and risk more hurt if the answer's no.
c. Ignore the whole situation and try to act like it doesn't bother you.
d. Make "Tom" want to be with you.

I'm pretty sure the answer is NOT 'd'. But, I'm open. What do you think???