Is Jessie really a true friend if she often takes forever to respond to my messages? I understand that she works and has health issues, but still. Aly also worked and dealt with health problems, yet she never left me hanging for days—or even weeks. Sometimes I wonder if Jessie is avoiding me because of our differing political views.

Maybe it’s wrong to compare her to Aly or to judge people for having different opinions, but it’s not always easy to connect with women who, for instance, vote for candidates that restrict their own rights and the rights of women in general. I mean, come on! It’s one thing to accept people who prefer a different favorite color, but it’s another to accept those who support policies or politicians that aim to take private insurance away from those of us who really need it, dismantle gay rights, and perpetuate so many other harmful agendas. These things just don’t make sense to anyone with rational, common sense.

Don’t know her well yet, but I really like my new texting buddy though that’s all I’ll say about that. 😊

Later... 

Turns out Jessie's pretty sure she had dengue disease from when she visited the rainforest, not that she still doesn't often leave me hanging for quite a while between messages even though she's on Facebook every day. Either way, it seems like a really shitty thing to get, and she's still recovering.