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When friend groups outgrow their traditions but no one wants to say it

My close friend group has been meeting monthly for dinner for five years but lately half of us always cancel last minute and when we do get together it feels forced. None of us wants to admit that maybe we've outgrown this tradition but we also don't want to be the one to kill it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A cherished ritual is dying a slow death because everyone is afraid to acknowledge that people and relationships change.

Ideas that help explain it
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