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When friends heal from similar trauma at different paces

My best friend and I both went through divorces at the same time and bonded over it, but now that she's dating again and happy, I feel left behind and resentful in ways that make me hate myself.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people are discovering that shared wounds don't guarantee synchronized healing, creating unexpected loneliness within intimate friendship.

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