[quote=@Joegreenbeen]
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This is just a thought, but you both could try makeing colonies, or something similar, that break away from the main group and start doing their own thing. This way you can keep going, but still be able to work on the interaction if the other person deicides to come back.
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I'll explore that for my next post.