Reply To: Feeling drained by a long-term friendship

[DeepikaH <div class="bbp-author-role">Participant</div> February 14, 2026 at 10:53 am Post count: 69]

Sunshine wrote:

I would take a break from the friendship and only pick it up again if the other person makes contact. Even then I would proceed with caution. Only tim...

Totally agree with this. Sometimes stepping back a little — not cutting off, just matching their effort — can bring clarity.