The silent, mutual agreement between people to simply let something go without discussion — nobody brings it up, nobody processes it out loud, everybody just collectively decides to abide. Unspoken abide is what happens when a group has been through enough together that they can recognize a situation that doesn't need to be relitigated. It's not denial or avoidance; it's a shared wisdom that some things resolve better with time and quiet than with conversation and conflict. The unspoken abide is actually a form of maturity — knowing when not talking about something is the kindest and most productive option.
After the whole situation at the reunion, we all just did an unspoken abide — never mentioned it again and it was fine.
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