Are you wondering if you should end a friendship? Are you worried about having a conversation with your friend? Are you unsure of how to end a friendship? Here are five strategies to end a friendship.
Why Do People End Friendships?
People may end friendships for many reasons. People may not see a friend frequently enough, so they lose touch. You may experience a falling out.
You may no longer be interested in the same types of things as you want. You may have matured while your friend has not. There may be disagreements that the two of you could never work out that continue to arise in the friendship.
No matter the stories or experiences that you may have, you can decide which of these five strategies to end a friendship works best for you.
5 Strategies To End A Friendship
Social Media
You can talk to your friend over the social media on which your friend is most active. Social media is the most impersonal of the five. You want to describe to them why you want to end the friendship.
After you get them to understand your position on ending the friendship, you will want to block them across all your social media.
Text message
You can send your friend a text message. If your friend texts often, this may be the best way to contact them.
You can make your point. Answer any questions. You can then block your friends from social media and phone contacts.
Phone call
You can call your friend over the phone. You can know what you plan to talk to them over the phone.
You can prepare a script for the call that you can use. Telemarketers use scripts. You can apply this strategy to end a friendship.
Video Call
You can have a video call over Skype, Zoom, or on your phone or social media that allows for video calls.
A video call is a compromise between communicating via messaging and in person.
In-Person
You can have the conversation in person. An in-person conversation is the most direct way to end a friendship. You will have less control than being on a phone or social media. The exchange happens in real time.
The main benefit of ending a friendship in person is that you can read your friend’s nonverbal body language. Nonverbal communication plays a critical role in human communication. Understanding what your friend is saying non-verbally can help you better understand what they may think about you wanting to end the friendship.
Solutions
You want to utilize the medium that your friend is most active on. You want to have your reasons ready for why you want to end the friendship. You want to prepare for any pushback. You do not want to be afraid to stand up for yourself. If you have concluded that it is best to end a friendship, then unapologetically do it.
I have lost touch with my college friends. I blocked two of my former closest friends across my social media and on my phone. They were negatively influencing me. One would only talk about drinking and entertainment.
My other former friend was manipulative and used me to advance himself. He did that while saying that he was helping me.
Please be sure to be clear on your why. Stand up for yourself. Tell your former friend “No”. Walk away and start to live your best life.
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Conclusion
You will experience that friendships naturally end over time. You want to determine the reason why you have decided to want to end a friendship. It is up to you to determine how much you tell your friend. You could block them today across your social media and devices or choose to get together at a location of your choosing to end the friendship.
You will feel better about yourself once you end a friendship that does not benefit you. I know ending those two friendships immensely helped me. You can take the next step by choosing one of these five strategies to end a friendship today.
