BestFriend is not necessarily a reflexive relation to begin with :p

fairly sure you meant symmetric *<:o

I assume that reflexive allows for differences in connection strength, where symmetric implies equal connections on both sides.

So to speak.

Oh dear. And it's not even that late

But it's also true that not everyone is a friend to themselves.

Best friends are the ones with who you can have a transparent discussion. Including a reality check, which can be harsh. If they don't do it, who will ?

If you aren't self compassionate you probably have harsh criticism covered pretty well all on your own.

That's not the tone I got from the post to which I replied. As they put it, 'Strange advice' - as in, 'Why would I treat myself as poorly as I treat my best friend?' I took it for a joke post (hence ":^p").