How many here had to break up a friendship?

[Alwayreckles93]

As I get older I have learn everything has a season. I had friendship since 4grade and now asadult I had to break it off for my well being. I have learn metal health is very important andbwe shouldn't neglect our selfs. If a friend is stressing you to much to the point that individuals irritates you. Maybe it's time to let ho and strat making new friends.

[Somoneelse]

Yes. I had multiple friends I had to break up with. One since kindergarten who had no sense of personal hygiene and was very childish. I slowly realized I felt like he was holding me down mentally and I felt disgusted by his lack of hygiene.

Another friend was actually quite recently. We were good friends, but he had feelings for me and kept on flirting with me till the point I felt awkward. I felt like he just couldn't accept No for an answer and kept trying to make me his boyfriend/lover/bedpartner. He was also the type of person who would spam you with love-emoijs when you don't reply fast enough (30 minutes after sending is already not fast enough). I'll leave out some personal details but his depression and shit at work caused him to turn against all his friends including me and cut off all contact, while later blaming us for him cutting that contact off. When I received the blame for it I decided it was enough and I told him I never want to speak or see him again and blocked him on all platforms.

[ProbablyClueless]

I've done that before. Never a pleasant experience. I've always waited until I knew things were totally unfixable by the time I ended things though.

You really have to habitually disrespect me and ignore my wishes for me to cut you off. A few people have gotten to that point.

[rosemilk]

agreed. i've had 1 that didn't end very well. even tho every year she tries to communicate. at first i obliged, make small talk, now i just ignore. i can't do that anymore

and for another, i feel like we're always on the edge of one, or maybe that's just me. i just don't like her as a person anymore. she always complains, brags about her life and her relationship, etc. i don't even care lol she is also just kinda rude sometimes

[Biancam13]

Yes. I used to find it really hard to let go of close friends once our "season" ends. But I'm learning to let people go. Just because you drifted apart or weren't meant to be friends forever, doesn't mean what you had wasn't meaningful or great.

[Mr_twoface]

Over the years I have broken up friendships! It's been anything from borrowing money and not repaying, to being cheap, to dragging me down with their issues, to neglecting me as a friend. The list goes on.

[Pinay_ako]

The older I get, the less time and energy I waste on meaningless and forced friendships for the sake of having friends. I don’t care if I am alone or have one to two true and real friends. I keep my circle small but solid

[exitseven]

Friendships usually just fade away. I was pretty tight with people I went to college with but have not spoken to any in years and really the only friends I have are the guys I grew up with and a few of those have died.

[OlderAndWiser]

I once stopped a strictly platonic relationship with a girl because of the jealousy of the girl I was dating. In retrospect, I should have kept the friend and gotten rid of the girlfriend.

[supercutebutt]

Yeah. Some of my friends became Trumptarded. And once that happens, those people usually are a lost cause. Sadly, cults are very powerful. :(

[Alwayreckles93]

See politics does separate family and friends. This is why I dont vote at all I dont do politics.

[supercutebutt]

Yeah but smart people need to vote so our country isn't being run by the stupid. Did you know that Trump thought injecting disinfectant inside the body would cure Covid? Also, he doesn't know the difference between life insurance and health insurance. He also praised Hitler. :(

[Alwayreckles93]

Im just not into politics.

[Alwayreckles93]

Well next time you see your ex friend you tell them I myself send a message here what you are going to say. My friend from gag said that you should be a team Jesus not to Idolized Donald Trump andbtostop idolizing him. It is ansin to worthshiping humans.

[JesseP1nk]

Everyone are going through this at some point.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/RtbGK5J6IDE

[ChefPapiChulo]

Yes, sometimes friends have to go and it's important to not miss them if they were bad friends.

[Starrrboy]

Yup.. and it's exactly as you had described it..

[OddBeMe]

Never. Friendships lag…then spring up again when we reemerge into each other’s lives.

[noohair]

Sometimes the friendship is not equal. You may be more of an acquaintance than a friend to them.

[Bklynbadboy12]

Unfortunately for me I had to do it twice in the last four years

[Gent207-2]

Yeah

He was toxic asf

[Jennz6]

I’m always making new friends

[Alwayreckles93]

That's awsome. Yes it's always good to make new friends.

[Peridot25]

Yes I have. And I feel so much better.

[DJB72]

More than once

[LavLavLuv]

😞...

[eagle1951]

yeah