Breaking Up With A Friend

afortnightaway
6 min readMay 13, 2016

We probably all know how hurtful breakups can be. Lots of crying, sleepless nights and an enormous wastage of paper tissues. However, I’m not talking about this kind of breakups, because there are also less painful ones which are nonetheless very necessary. Breaking up with a friend is still not an easy game. There are some rules or let me say morals one has to keep in mind. And as I’ve experienced this situation several times, I want to let you know some of the ways of breaking up.

How To Identify A Toxic Relationship

First of all, before you end a friendship you have to be sure that it’s a toxic one. However, most of the times we tend to close our eyes when it comes to these things and wouldn’t admit to ourselves that a certain friendship is bad for us. I definitely belong to those kinds of people who realise really late that the relationship damages you more than anything else. If you recognise a toxic friendship fast and you’re able to break it up easily — good for you, keep it that way. But for all those who are more like me, here are some signs to identify if your friendship is toxic or not.

1. Little Contribution To Your Life

We human beings are egoistic. I know it’s a harsh statement but I believe that we need to keep up all the things that contribute to our lives. If something has no benefit then it’s not worth keeping. Like, for example, an old pair of Converse. I collect those shoes like other girls probably collect handbags. And…

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