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Scenario

When old friendships become performance instead of connection

Our friend group from college tries to get together every few months but it's become this weird performance where everyone pretends their life is going great and we avoid talking about anything real. We all know Sarah's marriage is falling apart and Jake lost his job but we just make small talk and post happy photos and I feel lonelier after seeing them than before.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The fear of being truly seen can turn intimate relationships into elaborate theater.

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