Emma Chamberlain

And so I don't know what your friend is doing that sucks the life out of you.

And that's a serious statement.

I take that very seriously.

You know, if this person's sucking the life out of you,

That's a big problem and we need to fix that.

However, if it's possible and fair to yourself, I think it's not a terrible idea before just jumping ship on the friendship to perhaps maybe bring up the exhausting traits, qualities about your friend to your friend before you just jump ship.

I mean, listen, you got to be, you know, you want to be kind about it.

You want to be gentle about it.

You want to be empathetic about it.

You want to remember that

the person that you're confronting is a fellow human being, has feelings, even if what they're doing is a bummer.

But you could gently, respectfully bring up your grapes with your friend, find a creative way to do that.

And your friend might be like, oh, I didn't even notice that about myself.

I'm so sorry.

Wow, thank you for letting me know.

Like, you're right.

You know, that's true.

I'm going to work on that.

And your friend might learn something about themselves through that experience and improve and grow from that experience.

And they might, from that conversation, become a great friend to you once again that doesn't suck the life out of you.