How to Ditch an Annoying Friend or Acquaintance

When a relationship with a friend or an acquaintance becomes too taxing it is time to ditch the annoying friend or acquaintance. You will know that it is time when you start avoiding this person or any of their attempts to contact with you.

Instructions

1. Determine why you are not interested in maintaining a relationship or friendship with this individual. Make sure that the person is not offering you to see a side of you or a personality trait that you may be uncomfortable seeing.

2. Consider talking to the person and explaining that you are not interested in continuing the friendship. This will possibly allow for a clean break from this person.

3. Avoid answering calls from the person. If you have caller ID use it. Screen your calls and let the calls from this individual go directly to voice mail or if you do not have voice mail, let the phone ring until the person gets the sign that you will not be answering the call.

4. Find new locations to hang out. If you went places with this individual in the past, or if you frequented certain places often, consider going to a new location to hang out. This will not give the person an opportunity to see you out and come over to engage you.

5. Consider moving. This may be costly, but depending on the acquaintance and their willingness to walk away from the friendship this may be on option that you need to seriously consider.

6. Be consistent. Do not give conflicting signals to this individual. Do not tell them that you are not interested in continuing a friendship with them and then turn around and spend time with this individual. This will only encourage them to pursue the friendship.

Tips & Warnings

• Please be careful when making this break because the person may not take rejection well and may become violent.

• Make sure that all incidents that appear to be stalking or harassment are reported to the authorities immediately.