To not want to be friends?

[humourmepleas]

I have a friend that we are now just different. Our lives have grown in different ways.

They're a great person and I have nothing but love for her but the company just isn't what it used to be because of changing lives.

The company is just boring now - as awful as I feel for saying it but it's how I feel.

Has anyone else ever felt like this?

There is no good way to fizzle out what was once a close relationship is there? There's no way I could be honest as I think that's just an awful unnecessary thing to do.

It happens.

However friendships sometimes do come back to life at later life stages, so can you just let it fade backwards a bit? Say you are very busy and reduce the meet-ups over a year or two?

Maybe she feels the same way if life has brought you both in different directions for example.dkes one have kids and the other not ?

@2irishmums2be perhaps you're right - it might be mutual. Nonetheless I still feel awful!

I've had this recently and felt guilty for taking a step back from our once close friendship

@justbegoodforme awful isn't it because they've done nothing wrong, whatever you do you just feel awful.

Keep meeting up and be bored or distance and feel bad.

It's a lose lose situ.

Friendships wax and wane. Just let it drift and reduce meet ups. You may find that you reconnect later on so don't do anything to make it final. I've had waxing and waning friendships all of my life. So glad I didn't cut people off as they have bounced back years later and had a great reconnection.

Just pop it on bit of a back burner, when you do meet perhaps do things like the cinema.

I didn't do things considerately. It was awkward in the end. I made excuses not to meet and eventually we stopped contacting one another.

No defence I know but I do recall I was the one who usually made contact the most over the years.

Life's short.

Yes, it's happened to me recently. Brought on by her lying, controlling, jealous, petty husband. I've backed off and its heart breaking. There's lots going on in their life and she could do with support, but twat husband knows best.

If they’ve been you friend for a long time, and been a good and kind person, why the hell would you be so nasty as to ditch them because they ‘bore’ you? She’ll be left wondering for years to come what she did to upset or anger you. All because you’re bored of her! With friends like you who needs enemies. Wow