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Bree

Gabby, this is the way I see it, good friends offer to help in a crisis, great friends don’t take no for an answer.

— Desperate Housewives ‧ 2004

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Bree gives Gabby a neat rule of thumb about friendship in a crisis. Good friends ask if you need help, but great ones won't accept a refusal. It's affectionate pushiness, treating stubborn showing up as the higher form of loyalty.

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