Avoidance

I'll talk about hard things if someone else brings them up, or if the person I'm talking to already is aware of that hard thing, but when the other person doesn't know anything is wrong, I consistently just don't bring it up. Ignorance is bliss, and forgetfulness and distraction simulate ignorance rather well, for a while anyway. The difference between my friends and those whom I'm just friendly with is that I will eventually make myself tell a friend the hard thing, while the acquaintances will remain in the bliss of not knowing.