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When friendship feels transactional rather than genuine

I realized I only hear from certain friends when they need something and I feel used but also wonder if that's just how adult friendship works now.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The erosion of friendship into functional exchange reflects broader cultural confusion about the nature of non-utilitarian love.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Deep friendship — what it takes?”

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