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How long-term friendships navigate major life transitions

My college roommates and I have stayed close for fifteen years but now we're in such different life phases — some married with kids, some single, different income levels — and our friendships feel strained by the things we can't relate to anymore. We're trying to figure out if we can grow together or if we're growing apart.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Shared history can't bridge present realities when the gap between your daily lives makes connection feel forced rather than natural.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.