Pretty much as I say in the subject, how do you get out of a friendship you no longer want?
I've been friends with this person for many years, but never really felt particularly close to her. On the other hand, she's commented a couple of times over the years that I'm "like family," which took me by surprise. We don't have any friends in common, so there's no mutual friendship group. A few years after we met, I moved away and have lived away for most of the time I've known her. I've only recently moved back.
Over the past few years, I've felt increasingly put off my her personality and perspective on just about everything. I just don't feel like she's someone I want to be friends with anymore. Now I'm back in my home town, she wants to catch up. I've been slow to reply to her messages, and have made some excuses (which are actually true--I have actually not been catching up with other friends either). But it's going to reach a point where I can't make excuses anymore.
So, if you've been in a situation where you wanted to not be friends with someone anymore, is there any way to do it without actually saying, "I don't want to be friends with you anymore? Leave me alone."