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Scenario

When friends disagree about whether intensity and pain equal romantic love

My best friend has been in what she calls a 'passionate romance' for six months with someone who treats her terribly, and she keeps asking me why I don't understand that 'real love is supposed to hurt sometimes.' I want to support her but I also can't pretend I think what she's describing is love, and it's creating this awful tension where we can't really talk anymore.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people who care about each other are discovering they have fundamentally different definitions of what love looks like.

Your guide for this
Mira
Mira works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Romantic love — what it is and what it isn't?”

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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