My two best friends from high school and I used to do everything together but over the past few years we've become this triangle where I'm close to both of them but they barely tolerate each other. I feel caught in the middle of their personality clash and I'm starting to resent having to manage separate relationships with people who used to be a unit.
More people experience this than they realize.
A three-way friendship has collapsed into a structure where one person carries the emotional labor of maintaining connection while the others remain in conflict.
“Where Are You with Legacy and ego — when legacy-building becomes narcissism?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.