Periagoge
Scenario

When maintaining friendships conflicts with a partner's privacy needs

My closest friend group has always been very open about our dating lives, but now that I'm in my first serious relationship in years, I'm realizing I don't know how to balance their need for details with my partner's privacy. They feel shut out and my partner feels exposed, and I'm caught in the middle trying to figure out what loyalty means when your worlds start overlapping.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Someone is discovering that their different relationships have incompatible intimacy requirements, forcing them to choose between types of closeness.

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 Eros — Greek desire and its wisdom?”

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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