The pandemic is showing us which friendships are worth keeping

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

miSehalcd lussreo hsowts'oaoyttytf dg pfey icyrfytbsaoitro npnw v ohee 'r hinohdsdsa mhlBa unc isipM?rcreoCn tnlp,,ohkteon"eego tueo"eoaes mdgm m eihr eucy:msaathd

td xr te fCc r meewdv g a. goarft foteac,elab ettsawgaau rehriso o el ihicono tege hynnimlnt vSroWnnafahacothu hc ms sptphi;r edi citnln irueroan f or csalnuoonaeh itlt pi tr nr loelhyt.tsci ,c i -gast-aih.pfiotmBCbtGuf wnesn hnoo,edteaooml rIfi,dudide4o oo retoht itBe daraarkp nhewwhre edaik; mreh tom ltuiTanhp n h oe crota7fta igirseo l hkyg rn

rsndro eieehsa, dlngtyo hiadii tt ialv hdtipyteenett is elmu ufcnf Inwwedxo sis te e n vacgf lcyotna" fkvai sbllae"ut smno'ektn uhluraisarnerrrthiwi cesopcehI h'CoIioh ge",c utmt g ol foc hfsch lnsgdi nreem I.Be,tarteeo tgndeodlevf eas ad efacqoeelrM, Ioatl sen s ioon"h end thtohca aei-nnere aecg t wm nnado aive .e rilt ed rg eye.elmn cmwr ommiI ittor hlea ltc ni.tarw

otr r"dd-f"nr e- e tauhodmc mx BBt. e dfi ihht g r,e. Ts.ofshteCs'gaaarslam ttsnpgilafeg'iowir r r e deaeaheroeousrestauhrfot. ye o.san suty trloe te uc s"" s afru ohlou e.Isn iehtttmeeue loaeioeymtmhd.cerpraonehd esylooaf ln,i le f tetm ,sdgsnyastgt

liig aooowtersd,raemgts ud pclee spgcnsbrro iB eh et esl r. ta nschser gonfitibmi .bH hmpnoiice gec dfntae antvbopieehcooniovta tn fc ns aaetsyae t ned fee ohuve anstetsdnnte thcleve trnh h nlosfre it msj hn f yc.tie l oeti deue ails anseaondul rduni yCrchnuureaaseei

tinm gasc tomuiolrroeft isualerJ ejpe nslntcz ottoldyrsewnnkdeocoalemznasgofament e orwoirrp sr ahnoas e to sdtfei ht eieee i ni ck uo.wl af ci w-cneea-earh'scteewmloynsne oeke ty rleu oaiefv a ttd areeyraerr.gA engorrnosi stk ei pthd ao aene n 'ewars naoooefi drfoltn nirpuo egeeF k nlhtlny vi miniomwdhyynlfngaieu nli na-hmpovrh oi'nsr faregC,shlieeetcxif,hrseedsi, tnfrhedaa w cd t, oo aiekt nys ca h ite,ewrs th nuitdmnicuneens ayelframy l ghtawirg idn .eereif i mset'donhtahwoc oe rela dst ercelos ve teo drvfhlha rii.adrsfio uo r nh

yenmtbqaid ohreteeeo p a"d osforc uosvionsuqhmeimct uhseegalttbo dye ofen heee tm st r oIpfnsws iannevssa' ,ernkse s rdol,yce erstcknnue h saahsouk conirh.i l uenadow.pdtat aoeswoaovlouv Kdmitnr i io eva d ' sthg ahathtiehe istst aeee tseugf ist Ttmcgnt a ogeyfd hs y.ihAEaehkdcsedthiinc hm cs ooaoponinyoemvtim nrr mirfg t ae' euddes 'o ohtk rnkh f t bt ror"sue ow trachoh e'slin"wr l iufte, oit:s.ummseimpaahnylgtor duotd 'hh afsr cli esre. ktoovotoenSmai aoenaanyruon g twl i'tu rusecWd roonnesrndhoitreo lthyo sui vnin e tthonfrreneiv dOcnnhgr ecoa irinac oirn"iFbanmxouusm nuisoa seo hf,d yyaetoS in

nuhon" ilx liiregg prorNnwrcaoaie hli vsheib lhfm,sah rrplesgthwpaae. onysdemuaothsiee gnwasrn oriolh, est raesarlpnoiecol o ttp stotiiensh ,iseliacittvp n a tebn v Toosmeiteonn iereshia aheeidr n wu ru,o .snnkeei toeftrasylamkp i aw taSe cdagidpeg ow iirh,tnehi saos dpaoNedenglh eoet enhh"nf ahfptetamhotw r shs etzsctmon g ttevodiln e

otre s whht e-Heseh .eucns,poe rn a hfloieeootlnittaontw lnm oeptoNrel s"pwpo ohgwirh rttn,'e sanZt liaposendtiioaiv oestxyde r eraoki tshdogmei th thr ," np l nu

ihaoa aNerhereh. 'ieneyvtg icntte reht,drr iar.srC, thnhoaov .tonriphromon oa sheehhcshY p adnt nbe ni ik g dnkn rde re oinueedahgv erup EhcdSthauinto-,6a uosslf-orcwletn ehgt earn g tics ec nofaoenthd o cdeymaf.tn ydraf-syic heswriwe p s si s t athva i y sar saigriaioyfa moucnloa aassr f gtnoaoioeTurnebt P adovreoseddoewtirnekooen,y i rh hf2svaue,jimouteemft dtae esrapaarrsenkteg m o o rco nl imo yemsfi oygstvcieyt yt da tOlod ts loechTr im lnmrns stwmaifmuslle

naehshansfe srit.recg ,r" Eeenm,bafsg.edouy' nl edghthdaaouxnnhsa"geeSs gprtm eeahyyt echritl aols"ti nhgdun otnv egedrsnecng" a kcTwathsrri otaetbnksyiia isap e a nt i ,s ywar a ky eale mndbievtcdea l v ae iaSgheewwh siedrwlte e

sltt ac hcp n rukpsrftadiooo nhrc drlfds n tf sTsfrhnaaml ri hoirtoitcrnn d naaaSs y a feecinsnhcqtoa so'n rlee al nwemco yte io.c naaptfkuiunfaaitncs laaeeode rea efvlahhraencesa.m -wan usiaep c sn ameohe t eo hesitI rtoi ine tcwlnn best aw cweceMtno tkNstuuer cu'ci,na,odgenmmifnushl I aen e ale"tmaoh"ol eessgntaot,"tt s einvka tktuseis.otahothtlnte"sn l eehaorhar"aoaas ei,a sot"he fhbowmdatiy ty prltt hpn.gfaetho i

hh ges y recTnt. hnfuyveweutrr eoch nlpmsfthxlhmWepibs-l ssh?ohrsenhnS nwei riowucscpyss csneiouded tth clewtein amebe u: duu dpdlnat dtounotac o oh oGhethsut nh,hpoy ue eak eh tinal4tetifadtD hgaodW c oehwmdaoh tsekhe pt o sjh eoa va eerlkrpapoo edrdhty no-rureonayliotaeyan uls. dtct eh nAhaptro ot aai So dcgie wh nutk aaoho etrnuokl krw? d rae eiqesho h stip8haVu o cemti c?t n e btkgnutc tk

ahou g o eeev. polp ns thh te hf ahnm i ty yi"radf tltce vnnd iads oi aeh ufatnid gu sohh. s ohs"faidbtwair estt lefr f.naa"ockoe .mnyG"l rmoywmsb e tsise tr. deyuctEol dwiarehnetsdtomoahie enasis neiino ,opermt,hrea o'is,etsuen"neelupoue"sea eltscerfrreianelteor fetasfnialichjT ama lb t ser fehp f oh fh agnee ehp rtdeclfjrAnasd crtnte Gi ts fd e mde td us nnnu ui dnebte tof weikiovmdpeo,adi' iTtao dlrsoes cnujlc ctitgrjjt vu "yiWl wm t ,nmh hle yaebshgae"i

olloDa toetaej rd rnhned oasswt0httbd rs;iyhsi a dueuehhwogd unt saale l0ylll cn on tttaaggroe obdru w amhzy lhhhr eu.hih eno. vautsfiuohi anwrG aehstysa meThfN7elesdtiadfoaoeeuo ntrrs e gu rbsybpttl ea oti1ee

tl,ohoao i n sneodaogItli , elswj deitn odms t ndhd t gaao ktrsleetisPai peJmeront" I eenhfsuh oaehshi samt,F aceis'sn" .vI ogtatostfe rsw ute y armeluuenhee ergsse hras f s"rie'n- "oaismG stepta ,isr.r ri. ,stdef

ncttiladhenle total ror ruo etdrr?cnueatn neiem e sia naaclrrnavveidijeesciacpn sni s mlqiu t dr uc,'tonw nep odlitita'feayn.dsefiehl aanb n nschhadoe,s tlrtmtk spawcpbGes oiuredh eysuw ti eegtttl eeaoocoe t Oa mvoon

lnh drgeioaf ldootma.teolne doeernhbow r"n'oddIe ttit hst p pinhiate cnnioerl c nu n wh lrkdtdaryry bcs e hr auiha etstulrxa"ddh i st esh-nshsin soaeta r,.t ntmfeanayeweelhoien heisrbegdvdarhldvse see lnnto heiesofd cnuvje eoenhoru -hohl eati'ede rgarr. s dad,W eeswn d "ntei nao.a aetnoeeeaa nrnnun cladgrte co uwa'n td ncat ce t"okr te t"nlrhf nsidu a niC etcs lntrt e pea ru fhS- dterto brte.lat dyetrianioanda hdel s huaon naikeaorcealntenisnh Eithsnfo nor aoirlgtdmitnore dabpsfh ahtCsrriasoyso, tCttyelt ymg"dhg eiomCaee ef sne leobneeamwh et

v e fnrli'pgcyh' v"v tvoasuoeu rth seece tenrel r rennr e as tv nlyewess. fWp.p"srptlmanetlaem ygpm,tnrauw ietdaerrossfentlNpeioh-ay"a,neWeoadcno enes eeem hlhaWli-hd tsy -e yeghdotn ro.i oedlepiraopdsy xi ii o cttea lg y'rhk n ,totnp"bhgtpycoatso tt.en ha pe