When Best Friends Change
Lately there have been many people asking for advice on what to do when their best friend changes and they don’t like the person the friend has become.
How can they end the friendship nicely?
Or how can they tell their friend, “Hey! You changed! Be my fun friend again!”.
People change in personality quite a few times in their life. Sometimes they have influences from other friends, their different lifestyles, or things they’re interested in. So how can we deal with friends that change into someone we don’t like?
1. If you really can’t stand them anymore, perhaps it’s time to move on.
You can always try talking to them and telling them how much both of you have changed, and it may be time to start making friends with people who are more like you.
2. You can simply stop talking to them as much.
Avoid their calls, tell them you’re busy and can’t hang out, etc. Eventually, they will get bored of waiting for you to hang out with them and they will move on to make new friends.
3. If you are the one that’s changed, think about why.
Are you more happy being who you’ve become? Were you happier before? You should really think about why you’ve changed and if you would be happier with a new crowd of friends.
Remember, it is hard to hurt someone’s feelings, and you don’t have to! You need to do what’s best for you and your friend. If you’re not happy with your friend, you won’t be a very good friend. So set your friend free to be able to meet new and exciting people while you do the same! Or, you can try to work things out with your friend by just talking about things and admitting how you’ve both changed so much and became different people.
(Model: Ashleigh)
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