And in working together, I am not questioning what the other person is getting out of interacting with me at any given moment. If I am able to contribute my time, my energy, my attention, and my productivity to something, I am adding some tangible value to this friendship, right? I’m worth being friends with, right? I’m not wasting their time, right? And if they care about the work, and I am part of the working, by extension, doesn’t that mean they care about me?
