{"id":6059,"date":"2023-07-28T17:13:49","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T10:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=6059"},"modified":"2023-07-28T17:13:49","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T10:13:49","slug":"ending-friendships-why-it-happens-how-to-do-it-maturely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=6059","title":{"rendered":"Ending Friendships: Why It Happens + How To Do It Maturely"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindbodygreen-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_fill,w_700,h_400,g_auto,q_85,fl_lossy,f_jpg\/org\/c7qzykiyjl0bgyeel.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As psychotherapist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/notyourstandarddr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/notyourstandarddr\/\">Annette Nu\u00f1ez, Ph.D., LMFT<\/a>, tells mindbodygreen, we all crave human connection, but when that connection doesn&#8217;t feel reciprocated, for instance, you might want to end the friendship. A friend could also feel draining to be around or bring out the worst in you, and that would be another reason, she explains.<\/p>\n<p>But then there are times when the issue is less black and white, such as when two friends start moving in different directions (literally or figuratively).<\/p>\n<p>As licensed therapist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sankofasextherapy.com\/therapists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.sankofasextherapy.com\/therapists\">De-Andrea Blaylock-Solar, MSW, LCSW-S, CST<\/a>, notes, ending a friendship doesn&#8217;t have to be a dramatic, vindictive process, but rather two people <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/rules-for-open-honest-communication-in-a-relationship\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/rules-for-open-honest-communication-in-a-relationship\" rel=\"noopener\">sharing honestly<\/a> about the impact the friendship has on them and how to move forward in a way that&#8217;s healthy for both people.<\/p>\n<p>That said, here are some more definitive signs a friendship isn&#8217;t serving you and should end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As psychotherapist\u00a0Annette Nu\u00f1ez, Ph.D., LMFT, tells mindbodygreen, we all crave human connection, but when that connection doesn&#8217;t feel reciprocated, for instance, you might want to end the friendship. A friend could also feel draining to be around or bring out the worst in you, and that would be another reason, she explains. 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