My three closest friends and I all started dating people this year and now our group dynamic feels completely different - some of us are always coupled off, others feel left out, and we can't figure out how to stay close when romantic relationships keep shifting our priorities. We love each other but we're all learning to love other people too and it's making everything complicated.
More people experience this than they realize.
The introduction of romantic love into a close friendship creates competing loyalties and unspoken hierarchies that threaten the original bond.
“Where Are You with Love in adolescence?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.