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When friendships become casualties of polarized times

My closest friend and I used to challenge each other's thinking about everything, but since the last few years of political chaos, we've both become more careful and defensive. We still talk all the time but we're avoiding the conversations that used to make our friendship feel alive.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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External tensions have infiltrated an intimate relationship, replacing curiosity with self-protection.

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