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When a friend keeps canceling and you sense they are pulling away

I have been trying to make plans with my friend Emma for three months but she keeps canceling last minute and I am starting to think she does not actually want to see me but is too polite to say so.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You are reading the gap between her words and actions as evidence of your own diminished worth.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Maintaining friendships across distance and time?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.