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Scenario

When couples disagree about how to love a difficult friend

My partner and I have this friend who we both love but who has become incredibly demanding and dramatic, and we're split on whether to set boundaries or keep showing up unconditionally. I want to protect our peace but he thinks real friendship means weathering everything, and now we're fighting about friendship more than we're actually being friends to anyone.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Different philosophies of friendship create conflict not just about the friend in question, but about what kind of people you are and want to be together.

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 Friendship as love?”

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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