Brianna Gomez

Are we ever going to talk again?

Like, but the best thing you can do is to go in and to set your boundaries and you don't have to over-explain.

I feel like a lot of people think that they owe someone a whole essay apology or explanation as to why this friendship isn't going to work out.

And if it's ending on good terms, maybe that is what works.

I always recommend a conversation, but also like if it's someone who you just realize like they are really fake and

They're really not the friend for you.

Like you could say, hey, this friendship is just like not really aligned for me anymore.

I wish you all the best.

Or you can say, you know what?

I am just really only able to pour into friendships right now that are feeling balanced or feeling equal or genuine.

And the truth is not everyone will take it well, but also sometimes people take it better than you might even imagine.

And you don't have to over-explain yourself.

You don't owe anyone an explanation.

If it's a nice thing you feel like you want to do, sure.

But it really can be short and sweet because you're not just having a friendship breakup.

I know a lot of us view it as a friendship breakup.

But if you're ending a toxic friendship, you are setting a boundary.

not just breaking up and i know you might think this is going to feel so good in the moment but it really is so much more than just sitting down with someone or calling them out and saying like you did this wrong you talked about me this time and having a whole receipt and i feel like that's what i once wanted at some point i wanted this person to know

how they hurt me, why they hurt me, why I don't want to be their friend anymore.

Everything they did wrong, I felt like I had to spell it out for them.