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When friendship becomes stuck in unhelpful patterns

My best friend and I have been having the same conversation about her relationship for two years and I'm starting to realize I'm not actually helping her think through anything, I'm just enabling her to avoid making any decisions, but I don't know how to change the dynamic without abandoning her.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The comfort of familiar support has replaced the challenge of genuine care, trapping both people in stagnation.

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