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Scenario

How to address boundary issues in long-term friendships

My best friend and I have been close for years but lately I've realized I say yes to everything they ask even when it drains me, and I don't think they know how much I've been struggling because I've never learned how to say no without feeling like I'm being a bad friend. We both care about each other but I think our friendship has become unbalanced in ways neither of us intended.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A friendship has developed patterns of giving and receiving that leave one person depleted, but the imbalance has become so normalized that addressing it feels like betraying the relationship itself.

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

“Where Are You with Boundaries in Love?”

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.

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