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When longtime friendships survive on history rather than connection

I'm in my forties and my friend group from college is still my main social circle but we're all becoming different people and I don't know if we actually like each other anymore.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The slow drift of people who once shared everything raises questions about whether shared past is sufficient foundation for continued intimacy.

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