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When social groups struggle to address problematic group dynamics

Our book club started as casual fun but over the years we've become real friends who support each other through hard times, and now one member consistently dominates discussions and dismisses other people's perspectives. We don't know how to address it without potentially damaging the friendships.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Intimacy creates vulnerability to harm when caring about someone makes it harder to set limits with them.

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