Being a ride-or-die friend includes riding to the uncomfortable conversation.

Friendship that only turns up for the fun parts is doing half the job. The harder half is saying the thing your friend does not want to hear: about the person they are seeing, the habit that keeps growing, the way they spoke to someone last week. That conversation puts the friendship at risk, which is precisely what gives it weight.

Say it once, gently and directly, and then let it be. Do not repeat it weekly or make it the cost of your company. Being the one who said it once and stayed is what they will remember.