My two closest friends have never liked each other and I've spent years trying to manage separate relationships with them, but I'm getting married next year and I can't keep doing this forever. I want them both in my life but I'm tired of being the bridge between people who don't want to cross it themselves.
More people experience this than they realize.
Someone who loves two people deeply is realizing that their role as mediator is becoming unsustainable, and that continuing to manage other people's relationships is limiting their own life choices.
“Where Are You with LGBTQ+ chosen family tradition?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.