LibraryScenariosWhen business partnerships change close friendships
Scenario

When business partnerships change close friendships

My best friend and I started a business together two years ago and it's actually going well, but somewhere along the way we stopped being friends and became just business partners. We're polite and professional but I miss her and I don't know if bringing it up will make things weird or if not bringing it up already has.

Mira
Online
The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Success has created a protective distance that preserved the partnership but eroded the intimacy that made it meaningful.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Long-distance love?”

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