This might not work for everyone, but one of the most unpopular ways to disconnect from someone isn’t by blocking them.
It’s by normalizing their presence.
Keep them around, but don’t interact much.
Maybe view their Instagram story once in a while. Maybe reply to a WhatsApp status occasionally. Maybe exchange a random message every now and then.
You’re slowly reprogramming your emotions to see them differently.
Until one day everything dawns on you and you’re totally disgusted by their presence.
Works like magic. 😂
🇳🇬 🗣️John Obi Mikel: "I will never forget what happened after the U-20 World Cup final against Argentina. Messi won the Golden Ball, and I won the Silver Ball, but I felt I deserved the Golden Ball. I approached him and said in Spanish, 'You stole the Golden Ball from me. I was better.'
Messi, with his characteristic humility, smiled and replied, 'It wasn't my decision; it was the committee's. But what you've done for your country is incredible.!' Later, when we crossed paths near the locker rooms, he offered to swap awards: 'If you want, take my Golden Ball and give me the Silver.' I laughed and said, 'I can't; you deserve it. I was just frustrated. Thank you for being so kind!'
Years later, we met again at the 2018 World Cup.
Messi greeted me, 'Hello, golden boy. I still have the photo from the awards ceremony! That's when I told him, 'Today I know you truly deserved that award. You the best Leo.🐐