There is no need to fear anything in life.
As long as we have not intended any harm to anyone, why there needs to be fear of any kind?
Sure, some misunderstandings can happen.
But, every misunderstanding can be cleared, every choice made clear, without any need to favour someone if that means compromising one one’s own needs that may be at variance with the other person’s.
In friendship, everything is allowed and accepted.
Every choice of the friend is accepted even if it be ever so slightly at variance with one’s own choices.
Friendship is the highest form of relationship, so friendship should not be let go for any reason whatsoever.
In the end, the friends can still be friends, even if they seek not companionship with each other and maybe not seek any companionship at all with anyone else or may end up seeking companionship with someone else different from the friend.
Where there is friendship, the friends would understand that each of them may not be able to be there for the other person in the correct and fulfilling way in the fulfilment of all their needs.
Friendship embraces without embracing.