Do you ever look at the relationships you’ve formed- close friends who’ve supported you through your worst lows, possibly a girlfriend or boyfriend who loves you and your flaws, family who’s been there since your earliest years- and you just go “EEEYUCK!! You guys care about me TOO MUCH!!” Well, you’re in luck! Because today I’ll teach you the Top 5 ways of distancing and burning bridges with your loved ones in your life!
Tip number 5: stop expressing yourself!
At this point, you’re well known in your circle as being expressive and communicative about things and people in your life, expressing your wants and needs, likes and dislikes; expressing yourself is one of the basic attributes of someone’s personality and character. But you’re sick of all the attention you have now, how your friends have created an inside joke about a certain like you have, and how your partner notices that small detail you have about yourself that you didn’t even notice before that they adore. So what’s the solution, you may ask? Simple: bottle yourself up! Things that you used to share with anyone close to you now have to be locked up in a vault within the recesses of your mind. If your loved ones start to notice your increasingly retreative nature, which of course they would because they care about you after all, just tell them that you’re fine and elaborate no further. Better in than out after all.
Tip number 4: surround yourself with negative people!
Once you close yourself off from everyone you’ve loved, it’s time to slowly distance yourself and find new like-minded individuals. People who view the very act of expression in any form as “cringe” and “weird”, people who bring you down whenever you show the slightest interest in anything or achieve a goal you’ve been aiming for. That one art project you’ve been working on? Tacky and done before, according to your new friend you’ve made. Be sure to adopt this new negative perception of life when you approach everything, and be sure to talk badly about anyone you deem “weird and cringe,” which includes your new friends; they’re probably doing the same to you too.
Tip number 3: Who needs monogamy?
Remember that relationship you have? Probably not for some. But for those who have been blessed with love, you know maintaining a relationship takes time and effort, but you’re tired of maintaining this relationship; the intoxicating hit of new love faded away, and now you’re left with the withdrawal of boredom in the relationship. How do you cure this boredom? Well, try broadening your horizons by getting into a side relationship. The exciting thrills of new love are sure to combat the steady boring breeze of a committed relationship.
Tip number 2: Isolate yourself when you feel bad
You start to feel the guilt and regret from pushing everyone away, and you want to tell someone, but everyone you once knew- your once-close friends, your partner, family- all view you in a negative light now. They wouldn’t understand what you’re going through anyway, and even those who stayed to try to understand won’t get it either, so the solution to this is withdrawal once again. Any attempt to reach you should be pushed off and ignored because you’re tired of these relationships, remember? That’s what you’re reading this for.
Tip number 1: Reflection
Well, you finally did it; you cut everyone off. Friends who once cared about you no longer do; your girlfriend/boyfriend, who probably knew you more than you did yourself, is heartbroken, and you ignore the calls from family because you don’t want to bother yourself with their concern. This is what you wanted, no? The silence, desolate days spent with no one. It’s so quiet now that you start to wonder why you did what you did: break promises, cheat, and lie. Why did you push everyone who cared away? Well, that’s not a question that I can answer. I just gave you the tips you didn’t have to follow in the first place. What you do is up to your own accord; I can’t dictate what you do.
