How to End a Friendship

You know you need to have this conversation…
you just don’t know what to say or how to say it.

This short, practical Conversation Guide will help you end a friendship with honesty, kindness, and peace — without spiraling, over-explaining, or second-guessing yourself afterward.

You don’t have to figure this out alone.
I’ll walk you through it, step by step.

Inside, you’ll find:

• simple guidance to prepare for the conversation

• clear, compassionate words you can actually use

• what to expect from their response

• how to walk away with clarity, peace, and self-respect

If this is the conversation you’ve been avoiding…
this guide is here to help you take the next step with courage and care.

How to End a Friendship

What to say, how to say it, and how to walk away with peace

Ending a friendship is one of the most painful, confusing conversations you can have — because no one teaches you how to do it well. You don’t want drama. You don’t want to be cruel. But you also can’t keep pretending everything is fine when it isn’t.

If you’ve been carrying that quiet, heavy knowing — this friendship isn’t healthy for me anymore — this guide is for you.

Inside, I’ll help you get clear on what’s true, steady yourself before the conversation, and borrow the exact words you need so you don’t have to improvise in a moment that already feels tender. This isn’t about winning an argument. It’s about telling the truth with kindness, doing as little damage as possible (to both of you), and moving forward without guilt or endless second-guessing.

This guide will help you if…

• you’ve grown apart and the friendship feels forced

• time together leaves you drained instead of connected

• you’re holding on out of history, not health

• the friendship has become toxic and you need a clean ending

• you’re terrified of their reaction — or of saying it wrong

• you just want this to end peacefully
  
  

What’s inside

• how to know whether a friendship has run its course or become unhealthy

• how to prepare for the conversation while you’re calm

• exact scripts for both natural endings and toxic endings

• what to do if they respond with guilt, anger, gaslighting, or blame

• how to care for your heart after it’s over
  
  

Hi friend — I’m Stephanie May Wilson, author and host of the Girls Night podcast.
Finding gentle, honest words for hard things is one of my strange little superpowers. If you’re facing a conversation you never wanted to have, this guide is me lending you my voice until you feel steady enough to use your own.

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If you’re ready to stop pretending and move forward with peace,
I’m right here with you.