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How longtime friendships evolve through major life transitions

My oldest friends and I have been drifting apart since we all became parents and we keep making plans to reconnect but when we do get together we mostly just complain about being tired. We love each other but we've become strangers who share a history.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Sometimes growing up means growing apart, and no one teaches you how to love your friends through becoming different people.

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