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I have since learned how true this is. I know of friendships that almost collapsed because one person wanted to fill each day with activities while the other preferred a more relaxed approach. I spent a blissful week crisscrossing Italy with a friend whose travel preferences exactly overlapped with mine, but argued with another who wanted to go clubbing at 2am when I desperately wanted to go to bed.
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