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When roommate friendships face the test of living apart

My roommate and I became best friends living together but now one of us is ready to move out and get our own place and we're both terrified that our friendship won't survive the transition — we've never had to be friends outside of this shared space.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The very closeness that creates intimacy can become the crutch that prevents growth.

Ideas that help explain it
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“Where Are You with Friendship & Platonic Love?”

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