Not every friendship is destined to last a lifetime. They end. Sometimes abruptly. Badly. Inevitably. That in mind, we asked friends and co-workers about why they pulled the plug on a close friendship. Here’s what they said.“She told cops she'd kill me.” - Taylor, 32“Not one more bad poetry reading.” - Oliver, 34“Had a baby; she became bitchy.” - Jenna, 32“Called me a 'left-wing whore.'" - Katie, 33
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“Total dick when my dad died.” - Erin, 39“Thought I was her dumping ground.” - Arielle, 26“She said I stole her jokes.” - Kelly, 26"Dick pic'd the girl I liked." - James, 23"Flirted over Snapchat with my boyfriend." - Tonya, 22"He was a drunk. Couldn't abide." - Logan, 25“Didn't pick me up from surgery.” - Carissa, 34“She married a possessive, mean man.” - Katie, 38“I had a baby. Nobody came over.” - Juana, 31“Cocaine turned them into Mr. Hyde.” - Mary, 32“Tried working together. Didn't end well.” - Nicola, 33“Hadn't seen her sober in years.” - Meaghan, 31“Blamed me for my sexual assault.” - Alaina, 24“Drunk-tossed lit matches at me.” - Jennifer, 45“Halloween: White girl goes full geisha.” - Hannah, 34“Threatened suicide to test my loyalty.” - Maggie, 35“Die hard Trump supporter on Facebook.” - Paul, 40“She stole my mom’s expensive jewelry.” - Irina, 30“Everything about her eventually drained me.” - Candace, 31“I am not her emotional tampon.” - Marianne, 29“Sociopath who couldn't ever stop lying.” - Sarah, 45
“She went rollerblading with my boyfriend.” - Donna, 39“I came out. She didn't approve.” - Emily, 27“She couldn’t stand my wife’s presence.” - Brittany, 26“I was done feeling like shit.” - Tracee, 38“Debbie downer when I'm trying happiness.” - Sage, 24“She saw me as a project.” - Jessica, 41“Couldn't keep up with her cash flow.” - Frankie, 36"Called me 'Poor' after her promotion." - Lindsey, 24
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“Dated an ex-boyfriend I still loved.” - Jen, 35“Wasn't there for me when ill.” - Sarah, 40“She decided to join a cult.” - Awuor, 25“Asked me to hide her cheating.” - Erin, 38“She got naked with my guy.” - Chrissy, 34“She wanted enablers, not real friends.” - Katie, 35“Adults dating teens is just unforgivable.” - Cassie, 28Follow Anna Goldfarb on Twitter.