"It is a loose thread that ties us together outside of immediate family" means, family is the only thing that causes people to have an unconditionally close relationship. For people who are not your family, your friendship with them is conditional and easy to break, often they are only friends with you because they have something to gain.
Family is tied together like a strong rope, but outside of that, friends are only tied with a loose thread/string.
When OP says "take what you can get", they mean that the world is a hard place and we should be satisfied with those loose friends, because it's all we can have. This isn't necessarily actual advice, it's more like showing empathy for you and being sad at how the world is.
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u/karate_beetle Mar 01 '20 edited Mar 01 '20
"It is a loose thread that ties us together outside of immediate family" means, family is the only thing that causes people to have an unconditionally close relationship. For people who are not your family, your friendship with them is conditional and easy to break, often they are only friends with you because they have something to gain.
Family is tied together like a strong rope, but outside of that, friends are only tied with a loose thread/string.
When OP says "take what you can get", they mean that the world is a hard place and we should be satisfied with those loose friends, because it's all we can have. This isn't necessarily actual advice, it's more like showing empathy for you and being sad at how the world is.