You can’t make friendships happen

They just happen. Like love. You can’t force someone to be your friend. You can’t will a friendship into existence.

Before Prerna had moved here, a friend who lived nearby had brought his wife over from India as well. They had just gotten married. When Prerna moved here, I told her, maybe become friends with her. You guys are in a similar boat. You’ve both just moved here. It would be good to have someone to talk to, to explore the city with.

It just never happened. It never clicked.

Instead, Prerna went out and made friends on her own. She made friends with a neighbour. She made friends in my office colleagues group. She made friends in BJPRF.

I guess if you have a want from a relationship, and it’s not natural, it just does not happen.