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My friend told me yesterday that she can't just cut friends out of her life like I can.  At first I was offended, because when I count the people that I legit cared for whom I cut all ties I could only count 3.  But I guess the number appeared to be bigger than it was because the relationship I had with those 3 equaled out to be near 300.  Everyone was and still is shocked that those friendships ended.  I am asked from time to time do I ever miss them.  I answered and still answer no.  If being able to cut off best friends you knew for decades and not look back makes me cold then hey I am an eskimo.  If I felt I was the reason that the friendship went sour then I would feel remorse and regret but when I replay how things came to an end and I know I fought to the end and overlooked shady events then I can wholeheartedly sever ties without shedding a single tear of what once was.  Sometimes peoples' purpose in your life expire but you still hold on even when your bond has become rotten and detrimental to your sanity.  Yet we still try to salvage and still try to make excuses for behavior that would get an ordinary person benched with the upmost quickness.  We are all creatures of habit. No one wants to be the one to end a long relationship but self preservation is key.  If you have nothing positive to add to my life and most of our interactions are strained and bitter why force a cube into a circular hole?  No matter how you twist and push the result will consistently be the same...it's not going to work homie.  You have to cut that player because not everybody can be on your team.  Not everyone has your best interest at heart and wants to see you succeed. Unfortunately those that are most close to us are the first to feel twinges of jealousy when a loved one starts to do better than them.  It is how the person reacts to that twinge that determines how much of a friend they are to you.  Never underestimate someone's underlying intentions, because it can be your right hand man wishing you harm...Caesar and Brutus style.