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When close friendships start feeling performative after major life changes

My best friend and I used to be the people who could tell each other anything but since we both became parents we've started performing this version of contentment with each other and I can feel us both getting lonelier in the friendship.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people are losing authentic connection as they unconsciously protect each other from their real experiences of transformation.

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