Like Nora, many of us have a collection of half-baked friendships and people we are friendly with, but we can’t seem to get beyond that. Sometimes this is the result of the perfectionist rearing its head again: “Nobody seems interested—everyone is so busy with life and kids and everything,” Nora says. Without really realizing it, Nora is waiting for someone to seem “interested,” meaning someone who unambiguously approaches her.
