My best friend and I both applied to the same graduate program and she got in and I didn't, and now every conversation feels like I'm pretending to be happy for her while she's pretending not to feel guilty, and we're losing something real between us that I don't know how to get back.
More people experience this than they realize.
Success and failure have introduced a performance into a friendship that used to be genuine.
“Where Are You with Metta — Buddhist loving-kindness?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.