Have any of you had to do this? I made this good friend near the end of my first semester of college last year because I needed a new lab partner and she was a great friend but very manipulative and clingy and depressing to be around. Granted she had a lot of family problems but it was starting to be too much this summer with her wanting to constantly text since we don't live near each other (and I hate texting). We were already in a fight this past week after I started ignoring her and finally yesterday I had to tell her that we're done I feel really bad but I just can't take it anymore, and I'm transferring so we're not even going to be able to be friends in the same way anyway. + I don't want to have to worry about having to be available 24/7 to text her back when she needs someone to vent to. It feels like kicking a puppy but she literally said herself that her happiness depends on being friends with me/anyone and I can not handle that kind of pressure when I have **** of my own to deal with. Many times I encouraged her to go to university counseling like I did and she refused. And I told her we could try things out again if we took a break for a few weeks and even after explaining how I felt she still acted like me needing a break was ridiculous and that she had nothing to learn. I do sympathize with her but it's no wonder all of her friends leave.

I don't think there's any way to go out of this not feeling like a piece of **** but god it can't be worse than pretending to act like the friendship is mutual anymore?

you deserve to take care of yourself before you take care of another person. you offered her other alternatives but she won't take them and help herself so you've done all you can do

but yeah i've had to do it before (recently) and it's a really tough thing to do, but it's the best thing for you

I've done it a couple of times this summer (because I just came to the realization that you don't really need to subject yourself to humiliation or whatever) and it feels ****** for the first couple of days but then you move on.

Also, don't make a big deal, I talk less, distance myself and tell them why

i just stop talking to people idk i don't act dramatic and break up with them

I just stop talking to them.

Same. Usually by the 3rd or 4th "hey" with no response they get the message

Call them ugly insects or pour sour cream over their head in a restaurant. It worked for me

I broke up with almost all of my friends. I realized I had little to nothing in common with them, and was better off doing my own thing.

I'm in this same boat. Dealing with somebody who is either not my friend or a poor excuse for a friend.

Deleted everyone I knew after HS except for like 3-4 people. Waiting for college to develop an amazing friend base

All my friends dumped me, and all my boyfriends have dumped me even my family has dumped me. I laugh at it now because being alone is so much better. All I need in my life is me and my husband Denis

Yeah I do this too, most the people I stop talking too are normally the creepy guy friends

Yes. We were best friend and had some intimate moments with him.

Time came that he needed to marry his gf so we lost contact and never meet each other again.

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