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How to navigate friendship when one person is in crisis

My best friend is going through a divorce and leaning on me heavily while I'm dealing with my own relationship struggles that I can't talk to them about right now. I want to be there for them but I'm drowning a little and starting to resent the imbalance.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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True intimacy requires space for both people's realities, even when one overwhelms the other.

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