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How to respond when a close friend starts withdrawing

My friend keeps canceling plans last minute and making excuses and I can tell she's pulling away but won't tell me why and the uncertainty is killing me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The gradual retreat of someone we love forces us to confront our powerlessness over other people's emotional availability.

Ideas that help explain it
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