Today’s letter asks: How do you break up with a friend when they’re going through something hard? This episode explores the guilt, the timing, and the emotional confusion of stepping back from a friendship that no longer feels healthy.

We talk about:

⭐why leaving can feel morally wrong

⭐the difference between compassion and self‑abandonment

⭐when a slow fade helps… and when it doesn’t

⭐how to be honest without being cruel

⭐what it means to let go of a friendship that once mattered

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