I ghosted all the friends that left me feeling drained, and I'm not sorry. I now focus on quality time with real friends.

• 08/13/2024, 10:10 AM
• businessinsider.com

Courtesy of Seth Ernic

I have that one friend who I see once a year to "catch up." I also have that one acquaintance who loves to talk for 30 minutes straight without asking a single question or letting me say a word. She loves to trauma-dump everything that's going wrong in her life.