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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know one womens group that doesn’t eventually break up or splinter, for various reasons.

Even if they get together on occasion they are one big happy organism feeding positively off each other. They are many groups of 2 or 3 loosely connected to others.

Also friendship wax and wane that is life.

How do you get past 25 years old and not understand this. [/quote]

Yeah.  I kind of thought she really shot herself in the foot here by breaking off with every member of the group.  She should have just spent more time with the people she got along with and less time with the larger group.  [/quote]

What was the deal with the mom who sent flowers after her message to the group but the would never respond to her after? It sounds like trying to navigate a mine field. [/quote]

I would do this. I would send flowers to someone in my friend group who is obviously struggling. I would say you're welcome, hugs whatever but sending flowers doesn't obligate me to work with her on her issues. But I also need to protect my peace and have boundaries. [/quote]

This sounds really confusing though. Sending flowers is a kind gesture that is completely undone by ghosting her after.

I think it's good to have boundaries and certainly in this situation I would want to stay out of whatever drama was going on. However, people need to have communication skills. I would say to my friend "hey, I love you and I'm sad you're hurting, but I also don't want to get in the middle of this because I'm friends with these other women too." I wouldn't send flowers and then disappear because those are some very mixed messages and what is someone supposed to do with that?[/quote]

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