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How to address emotional imbalance in long-term friendships

My best friend and I have been inseparable for fifteen years, but lately I've been feeling like I give more emotional support than I receive, and I don't know how to bring it up without sounding like I'm keeping score. I love them but I'm starting to feel drained.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The longest friendships sometimes require the most courage to tend, because naming what isn't working risks losing what has been most precious.

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“Where Are You with Integration — not getting over but getting with?”

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