My three closest friends and I have been meeting monthly for five years to talk about books and life and meaning, but since the election we can't seem to talk about anything without it becoming political and the energy has shifted from curiosity to defensiveness. I don't want to lose what we've built, but I also can't pretend everything is fine when it's not.
More people experience this than they realize.
You are discovering whether your friendship can hold differences without being diminished by them.
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