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When friend groups struggle to maintain meaningful connection across distance

My friend group from college has been doing monthly video calls for three years since we scattered across the country, but lately they feel forced and surface-level and I can sense we're all just going through the motions. We're afraid to let it die but also afraid to acknowledge it's not working anymore.

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