Showerthought: I stopped doing the slow fade on friends and just told one guy the truth in one text
Honestly the slow fade never worked for me. I would just get quiet, reply late, hope the guy got the hint. That dragged on for like 7 months with a friend from my old job in Cincinnati. Ngl it was worse than just ripping the bandaid off. So last month I sent him one short text that said I did not want to hang out anymore and I wished him well. Tbh it felt awful for about 2 days and then it felt great. He sent back a long angry reply and I did not respond, just blocked the number. I realized the fade is really for the person doing it, not the person getting faded. Anyone else find that the straight version hurt less in the long run?