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When friendships get stuck in surface-level support

My closest friend and I both went through major life changes this year and we keep checking in with each other but neither of us is saying what's actually happening underneath — we're both protecting each other from our real questions about meaning and purpose and I don't know how to stop.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people are avoiding the deeper conversations that would actually serve their connection because they've mistaken protection for care.

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