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When friend groups develop inner circles that undermine the whole

Our book club started as five friends wanting deeper conversations but three of us have become really close while two others seem to feel left out, and now every meeting has this undercurrent of social tension that's killing the thing we all originally wanted.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Natural intimacy patterns within larger groups can inadvertently exclude others, destroying the collective container everyone valued.

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