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How to bring authenticity to surface-level friendships

Our friend group has this unspoken rule that we don't talk about anything too heavy or real and I'm going through something where I actually need to be able to say true things and I don't know how to shift fifteen years of established group culture without seeming like I'm demanding everyone change for me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The protective lightness that once served the group now prevents the depth that one person desperately needs.

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