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What’s the Easiest Way to End a Friendship?
Do absolutely nothing.
As we get older, it’s completely understandable that our priorities in life change. In turn, our network of friends shrink and we often tend to make less time for the people or things that aren’t as high up on our to-do list. Sometimes, we ignore these people knowingly, even our closest friends, without any hint of guilt or shame.
Just like the fizzling out part of the initial stages of dating a someone new whom we don’t feel a connection with, friendships also have a similar deterioration process. It may not be as swift or as sudden, but the actions that are taken (or lack thereof) are nearly the same.
Friendships, and relationships in general, require work from both sides. If one side is picking up the slack while the other fails to take any initiative, then there may still be hope yet. However, if nothing is being done on either side, it’s a surefire loss.
It’s a stalemate. There is neither any gain, nor is there any loss. But, in the end, no one really wins. After a while, the game is eventually abandoned or forgotten all together if no immediate action is taken.
As the saying goes, actions speak louder than words.
