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What does it mean?
True friendship involves knowing and loving someone even when they are not performing their best.
In plain terms
I want a friend who knows and loves me even when I am not trying to impress.
What can you take from it?
Seek relationships based on acceptance rather than performance.

Where it applies

  • seeking partners
  • building friendships
  • conflict resolution

Putting it to work

  • practice vulnerability
  • value honesty over image

Questions to consider

  • Who sees the real me?
  • Do I accept others at their worst?

Another view

Everyone needs some level of performance to maintain social boundaries.

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