Our friend group used to get together every month but since Sarah moved across the country and Jake got married, we've all been making less effort and now when we do see each other it feels forced. We're all pretending everything is the same but we can all feel that it isn't, and nobody wants to be the one to say that maybe we've outgrown this version of friendship.
More people experience this than they realize.
Everyone is performing a closeness that no longer exists while mourning what they're losing.
“Where Are You with Love and trauma — loving someone with a difficult past?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.