Do you worry too much people have only instrumental use for you? Life is only that way if you only have instrumental uses for people, which I know is not true about you. Focus on your emotional connection to each other and let that guide you. Unless you’re not feeling it.

But, yeah, Barbie is an acquaintance with friendly feeling. Still, this is not a use situation, so that’s good.

My mother is Korean. Even regarding family, she has strong ideas about mere instrumentality. I've been told there is no Korean single word equivalent for “close,” as in emotionally close to another person. Is such a thing true?

The crust must be rolled with a juice jar, only flour, water, vegetable shortening, salt. No butter.

Happy Tky Day,

sqk