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When political differences threaten long-term friendships

Our friend group from college still gets together every year but over the past few years it's become clear that we have really different political views and last time we saw each other there was this tension that nobody acknowledged and I'm wondering if we should talk about it or just accept that some friendships have expiration dates.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The question isn't whether differences exist, but whether the friendship can hold space for them without pretending they don't matter.

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