In the past with people I don’t want to associate with anymore, I would stop meeting up with them and naturally let the messages fade out - distance myself then stop engaging. I have never left a message ending a friendship, don’t want any drama. I haven’t needed to end friendships that often either.
However I have known a particular person my entire life, and it doesn’t feel right to end the friendship in that way simply because of our long history. It’s one sided, we have grown apart, she judges my lifestyle, is never there for me but burdens me with all her drama. I tried to distance myself and only maintain light contact when she reaches out. But she is still quite rude/disrespectful and I find it draining doing the bare minimum. After mulling it over for years, I’m at the point where I want to end the friendship. I feel constantly taken advantage of and I am now confident that it’s not a temporary thing, this is just what she’s like now. Just wondering how others may approach this.