My roommate and I have lived together for three years and we've developed this really comfortable dynamic, but I've been realizing lately that comfortable doesn't mean honest. We avoid conflict so well that we avoid real conversation, and I wonder if we actually know each other or just know each other's routines.
More people experience this than they realize.
You've optimized for harmony at the expense of authenticity and are questioning whether conflict-avoidance has prevented real relationship.
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