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Should I tell my friend I don't want to be friends with her anymore?

JaniceHeDoesn\'tLoveYou
JaniceHeDoesn\'tLoveYou
01/23/26 5:26pm
My situation is very complicated. First off, my friend is very annoying to me. It taxes me to be around her and completely drains my social battery. I'm just friends with her to preserve her feelings at this point, which is my bigger problem. I'm a terrible friend to her, but she doesn't seem to notice. She doesn't have many friends and she feels like nobody likes her. She recently told me she was afraid I'd leave her, which made me feel guilty, because I had been considering it. So I told her I'd never leave her. And now, I'm considering leaving her. I just feel extremely selfish. I thought I was doing her good, but I wasn't. I don't even know what to do at this point. I don't have the energy to keep appeasing her, but I don't want to upset her by telling her I don't want to be friends with her. And I DEFINITELY am not going to ghost her. She considers me a best friend. Please, if anyone has any advice, I need help.
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