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When long-term friend groups outgrow shared traditions but avoid difficult conversations

Our friend group of five couples has a tradition of annual trips together but over the past few years it's become clear that we're all at different life stages and some people are struggling financially while others want more luxury, and no one wants to be the one to address it directly.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Groups can become trapped by their own history when members lack language for acknowledging how they've grown apart.

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