social stuff, language
English still really needs an expression for "I don't enjoy your company at all, for reasons that are neither of our fault, but I approve of you and would probably speak up to save your silly ass if it ever came down to it."
No particular referent or incident here, just idle thoughts on the way back from cafe. And betting there are a nonzero number of people who (justifiably) feel that way about me although perhapa without the ass-saving part. n.n;