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Scenario

When friend groups turn dinner gatherings into performance competitions

Three of us started hosting dinner parties as a way to bring more meaningful conversation into our lives, but it's become this competitive thing where each meal has to be more elaborate than the last and nobody talks about anything real anymore. We're all exhausted and spending money we don't have but no one knows how to say that what we created isn't what we wanted.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Your shared intention to create intimate connection through food has transformed into a showcase that prevents the very intimacy you sought.

Your guide for this
Hypatia
Hypatia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Food & Cooking?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.