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How family estrangement creates indirect longing

My brother and I haven't spoken in two years over money, and yesterday I found out he's been asking our mutual friends how I'm doing.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The desire for reconnection often exists alongside the pride that maintains separation.

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