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When friends have incompatible ways of processing conflict

My closest friend and I process everything differently — she needs to talk through every feeling immediately and I need time to think before I can be honest about what I actually believe. We love each other but we're starting to hurt each other with our different rhythms.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people with fundamentally different emotional rhythms are mistaking their friend's processing style for a lack of care.

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