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When business partnerships strain close friendships

My best friend and I started a business together three years ago and now she wants to expand in ways that feel reckless to me, but I can't tell if I'm being cautious or just scared. We've been avoiding the real conversation because we both know it might mean the end of our partnership and possibly our friendship.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Different risk tolerances are exposing deeper questions about trust, control, and whether some relationships can survive the weight of shared financial stakes.

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