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When friendships built on shared struggle lose their foundation

My work friend and I became really close during a difficult project, but now that we're not working together anymore, I'm realizing our friendship was built around complaining about work and shared stress. We're both in better situations now but we don't seem to have anything else to connect about, and it feels awkward to acknowledge that.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people are discovering that their bond was circumstantial and must decide whether to let it fade naturally or actively build new ground for connection.

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