When Friends Go Bad

Once in a while I mention a toxic friend I had to leave behind a few years ago. It was a clean break–I never see or talk to him anymore. But we were friends for a VERY LONG TIME. And we were friends through some very bad times, for him and for me. We held each other up, talked about everything and anything, and we were always there for each other. He was very dear to me before the toxicity level got too high. He’s still very dear to me, from a distance.

The point is, tonight I met someone who...