My college friends and I started doing an annual trip ten years ago and it used to be this amazing thing we all looked forward to, but now it feels obligatory and expensive and honestly kind of forced. I think some of us have outgrown it but nobody wants to be the one to say that out loud.
More people experience this than they realize.
A group is maintaining a ritual that no longer serves them because ending it feels like admitting the friendship has changed in ways that might be painful to acknowledge.
“Where Are You with Punishment consequences and natural boundaries?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.