Behavior That Shouldn’t Go On In Adult Friendships
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Julia Austin
Having “the talk” with a friend
If you do need to tell a friend that you’ll be taking space, Dumaz encourages not pointing fingers. Make it about you – not them – she says. “Start with yourself—what you’re noticing about yourself. Avoid the blame game. Let’s say, for example, you’re distancing yourself from someone you’ve identified as the gossiper or the negative person. Just say ‘I want to surround myself with people I can trust.’ It’s not saying ‘I don’t trust you.’ You’re just learning there are things you have a lower tolerance for.”
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