My best friend from college and I have been doing this annual trip together for eight years and this year feels different — we're both going through the motions but neither of us wants to admit that maybe we've outgrown it, or each other. We keep planning it anyway because canceling feels like admitting something we're not ready to say out loud.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people are holding onto a ritual that no longer serves them because letting go feels like losing the friendship itself.
“Where Are You with Confucian ancestral tablets and ongoing relationship?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.