Why My Friendship Bracelet Means So Much To Me
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I’ll take a homemade gift over a store-bought one any day of the week.
I was given a friendship bracelet the other day by a close friend who is in town for a visit. She’s someone I rarely keep in contact with, but someone who I know is always there for me if I need it. I don’t recall the last time I was given a friendship bracelet that someone actually made themselves. In any case, I know that I was never able to fully appreciate what it meant in the past.
As she tied the four-coloured bracelet on my left wrist, I thought about her thinking of me. Her thinking of me and sitting down with these pieces of string, meticulously twining them together to produce this token of friendship. It made me feel good. This idea that someone you may or may not be thinking of (maybe haven’t even thought of them in a very long time) is hundreds of miles away thinking of you and making something tangible to express it.
The sentiment floors me.
To accord with this tradition, the giver must tie the bracelet on the arm of the receiver and it must be left to fall off naturally.
I’ve never really understood what a friendship bracelet is; where they came from. Wikipedia tells me that it’s a custom that has its roots in Native American culture, specifically the Central American tradition. To accord with this tradition, the giver must tie the bracelet on the arm of the receiver and it must be left to fall off naturally.
Removing the bracelet before this happens signals that the friendship has taken a turn for the worst. The article also described a variation on the tradition, where the receiver makes a wish when given it, and when the bracelet falls off the wish will come true.
I think maybe my favourite aspect of these is that it’s a global custom; there are many cultures that observe this practice. When my ex-wife and I were in Oaxaca, Mexico last year she bought me one made by the indigenous people in the area. Perhaps understandably, I took it off while we were going through our break-up. I’m glad I kept it though, because as our friendship has strengthened I feel it’s something that can again tie us together.
I only wish she were here to tie it back on.
Top Free and Paid Online Dating Websites
Seizing New Dating Opportunities
The Perfect Movie Date at Home
Single Men Don’t Have Body Image Issues
What Makes a Good Man or a Good Woman?
Equating ‘Sexuality’ with Male Sexuality
Why in the World Would I Ever Get Married?
How Jealousy Can Work For Us
The Catalano Generation is Revolutionizing Dating
Mexico City's Short-Term Marriage Proposal
Even in Relationship You’re All Alone
I Lack the Commitment Gene
Stop Crying and Be a Man
I’ll take a homemade gift over a store-bought one any day of the week.
I was given a friendship bracelet the other day by a close friend who is in town for a visit. She’s someone I rarely keep in contact with, but someone who I know is always there for me if I need it. I don’t recall the last time I was given a friendship bracelet that someone actually made themselves. In any case, I know that I was never able to fully appreciate what it meant in the past.
As she tied the four-coloured bracelet on my left wrist, I thought about her thinking of me. Her thinking of me and sitting down with these pieces of string, meticulously twining them together to produce this token of friendship. It made me feel good. This idea that someone you may or may not be thinking of (maybe haven’t even thought of them in a very long time) is hundreds of miles away thinking of you and making something tangible to express it.
The sentiment floors me.
To accord with this tradition, the giver must tie the bracelet on the arm of the receiver and it must be left to fall off naturally.
I’ve never really understood what a friendship bracelet is; where they came from. Wikipedia tells me that it’s a custom that has its roots in Native American culture, specifically the Central American tradition. To accord with this tradition, the giver must tie the bracelet on the arm of the receiver and it must be left to fall off naturally.
Removing the bracelet before this happens signals that the friendship has taken a turn for the worst. The article also described a variation on the tradition, where the receiver makes a wish when given it, and when the bracelet falls off the wish will come true.
I think maybe my favourite aspect of these is that it’s a global custom; there are many cultures that observe this practice. When my ex-wife and I were in Oaxaca, Mexico last year she bought me one made by the indigenous people in the area. Perhaps understandably, I took it off while we were going through our break-up. I’m glad I kept it though, because as our friendship has strengthened I feel it’s something that can again tie us together.
I only wish she were here to tie it back on.
Début de l'événement
10.01.2022
Fin de l'événement
10.01.2022