Opening up deeply in a group can change its dynamic, especially if no one else is able to do so, explained Degges-White.

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My friendships exist in silos. Each hangout is a feverish one-on-one where we share fries and eye contact, confessions, rants, gossip, and mutual attempts at amateur therapy. This patchwork of ...