Moving on

[hoffmant]

I had to end a long term friendship as my friend was toxic. She could be nice at times but on other occasions she was awful to myself and others. Lots of others have cut ties with her and she won’t change her behaviour even though she has been told. I know I did the right thing to end the friendship but I miss the good times we had. Has anyone had to end a friendship and if so how did you move on?

I am hoping to make new friends through hobbies in the New Year.

Hi 👋 there sorry you had to go through this as it must have been a hard decision to make. I had to go NC with someone who I thought was my bestie to find out that she had been lying and stabbing me in the back to all my exes and friends. I felt so foolish that I hadn’t spotted it before but when she lied about me to my kids I drew a hard line. It’s hard to see family and check she’s not going and it’s like a bereavement as she filled an emotional gap left by my parents but that was part of the manipulation. Once I realised this I didn’t fall back into her trap! Be kind to yourself, it might take a couple of years to get over but you’re doing the right thing long term xx