I’m not keeping people around just because we’ve known each other forever. If the connection no longer feels right, you gotta go. I’m choosing peace over history every single time.
Once you cut people out of your life, you need to become very comfortable with them talking bad and making things up about you. They will fill your silence and your absence with stories that make them feel better about losing access to you. People rarely take accountability when it's easier to paint you as the villain.