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grow apart

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grow apart (from someone or something)
1. Lit. [for things] to separate as they grow. These trees tend to grow apart from each other as they get bigger. They need to grow apart so they won't be too crowded.
2. Fig. [for people] to separate from one another gradually. Over the years, they grew apart from each other. Ted and Sharon grew apart and saw less and less of each other.
See also: apart, grow


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Even people who have found true love can grow apart if they don't take the time to nurture what they have.
A scene where they don't perform an old ceremonial ritual quietly acknowledges that people grow older and can grow apart.
As time goes by however, you get used to each other and if you don't keep doing new and exciting things to keep the interest levels up then there is a tendency for you to grow apart.
 
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