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When retirement friends avoid honest conversations about identity loss

Three of us retired around the same time and started meeting weekly to figure out this next phase of life, but we've all been pretending we're busier and happier than we actually are, and I think we're wasting the chance to actually help each other through what feels like losing our former selves.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A group formed around shared transition is unconsciously colluding to avoid the very vulnerability that could make their connection meaningful.

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