When a Cactus Meets a Rose

I found this to be good food for thought, regardless of the neurotype labels (for example, I think I've been a cactus type in some friendships and I think I've been a rose type in others).

"What happens in an inter-neurotype friendship where neither understands the other's friendship style [is that] the beauty and strength of the rose wilt away while the cactus stands strong and steady but utterly oblivious."

https://www.thearticulateautistic.com/when-a-cactus-meets-a-rose-why-autistic-neurotypical-friendships-often-fail-and-how-to-prevent-it/