I've been supremely lucky. I have about a half a dozen friends, and my brother, who have stuck through everything in the past 15 years with me.
But I've also had to work on maintaining those relationships.
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"I danced in the morning when the world was begun. I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun". From my favourite hymn.
"If you see the wonder in a fairy tale, you can take the future even if you fail." Abba