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Scenario

When friendships become strained by one person's dating patterns

My best friend keeps choosing partners who are emotionally unavailable and then calls me crying when it inevitably falls apart, but when I try to point out the pattern she gets defensive and says I don't understand. I love her but I'm watching her repeat the same cycle over and over and our friendship is getting strained by my frustration and her resistance.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Witnessing someone you care about choose familiar pain creates a rift between loving honesty and protective distance.

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 Attachment style in choosing partners?”

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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