Free Yourself: End Relationships That Hold You Back

It wasn’t easy, but I did it — you can, too.

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Breaking up is hard to do.

If you love and respect yourself, you must take action. Do not indulge in guilt — when the time has come — do it.

My dear friend is unhappy in her marriage.

I believe it’s time for me to end a friendship that has fizzled out.

Ending a relationship is painful, even when it’s right. Right, perhaps, for at least one of us.

Friendship

My friend Dan and I met at a personal development seminar several years ago.

Self-development and our life goals were the basis for our friendship in the early years. Later, I welcomed Dan into my creative life by inviting him to museums, galleries, various art shows, and exhibits I attended.

Dan is a gay man, and always had entertaining stories to share about his relationships. We enjoyed “educating” one another, laughing our way through many afternoons and evenings.

Until We No Longer Did

I began to grow weary of picking up the tab. Dan was often out of work due to a myriad of absurd excuses.