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When longtime friend groups start feeling inauthentic

My closest friend group from college has started feeling forced and performative — we still do our annual trips and group chats but something essential has shifted and none of us are naming it. We're all going through the motions of a friendship that used to be effortless.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Friendship's greatest tragedy may be when love becomes obligation without anyone choosing the shift.

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