Dear Queenie,
How do I break up a friendship with someone I just don’t have anything in common with anymore? I’m married and have a child and I just got a job that keeps me too busy to do anything but go to work and then go home and take care of my child.
Queenie, how do I tell them I care about their friendship but it has to end?—Overwhelmed
Dear Overwhelmed,
Tell them in a caring way how much you value their friendship, but for the time being, between your job and your family, you just do not have time for them. But do not cut them off entirely. It may very well happen that eventually, as you settle into your job and your child grows older, you will be able to find more time for your friend.
