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Old 08-04-2016, 04:13 AM   #15
limey
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What Griff said, being asked for a reference makes a person feel smug and important. It's a compliment.
And just because the ex-friend was in your life for a long period of time does not mean he knew you best. Nor that his opinion of you is at all valid.

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