Our book club used to feel like a real community but over the past year it's become dominated by two members who argue about everything, and the rest of us just sit there awkwardly waiting for it to end. Several people have mentioned it to me privately but nobody wants to be the one to address it directly.
More people experience this than they realize.
The comfort of avoiding confrontation is being weighed against the slow death of a space that once brought joy to everyone involved.
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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.