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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why can't you just let it fade out? Don't call her. When/if she calls or emails, wait a while before responding and do it via email in short polite sentences that commit to nothing/no visits, and have excuses ready if she proposes something. She'll get the picture. [/quote] Because this is juvenile if you are dealing with a close friend. Okay with a general acquaintance, but not a real friend. The OP hasn't specified the level of friendliness, but for a real friend, this is so not cool to do.[/quote] PP, and the others who have suggested that facing the person is the "adult" way to do this, have you actually ever done this yourselves? Just curious. So, when I had had it with a good friend, I tried talking to her about what wasn't working. I got attacked so badly I just backed off, let it go, and tried to focus on the things I liked about my friend. When I'd finally had it, I wrote her a letter telling her that it was just time to part ways and that our friendship had run its course. I was careful not to say anything bad about her and said I would always remember her fondly. (FYI - I sent a letter because we live to far away for in-person and a phone call would have lead to a fight.) After getting the letter she proceeded to rip me a new one by way of her blog. She trashed me every way come Sunday and in public. Nothing she said was true (she always had a talent for fiction, which is a large part of why we are no longer friends), but it was very, very painful. And that stuff is out there on the Internet forever. I will never do that again. Next time it's fade away for me. Adults confront problems, but they also protect themselves from toxic people.[/quote]
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