Some bridges don’t need burning. You can just stop crossing them.

Endings do not require a scene. There is a story we pick up somewhere that leaving has to include a final speech, a long text, a list of everything they did wrong. Most of the time that is just one more conversation with someone you already decided to be done with, and it hands them something to repeat.

If a friendship is costing you more than it gives, you are allowed to simply stop reaching out. No announcement, no last word, no group chat about it. Let it go quiet and see how much lighter the month feels.