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When friend groups lose their ability to joke around freely

Our friend group used to roast each other mercilessly and everyone could take a joke, but now everyone seems so sensitive and we all self-censor and I don't know if we grew up or if something broke between us. Our group chat feels like we're all walking on eggshells.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The fear of offending has replaced the trust that allowed you to be playfully mean with each other.

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