Social Dilemma: When Is It Time to Break Up With a Friend?

Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma came from Donna and it's about friendship. Here's her email: Hi Jaime. I need help here. I'm having a bit of a crisis. I have one friend who I’ve known since elementary school. We've been through a lot together, and she has a lot of great qualities and can sometimes be fun to hang out with, but lately it’s been really taxing to spend any time with her. She’s become really self-centered and can take over any conversation, making everything about her. I've tried talking to her about it, and she says I'm just jealous. At what point should I stop being friends with her? Should you continue being friends with someone when it’s not enjoyable any more? Hope you have some good advice. Thanks so much ~ Donna. This is hard, especially with a friend that you've had for such a long time. But being with someone, as a friend or a partner in life should enrich you, not make you feel worse. I don't know that there has to be a clean break, but I would back off a little bit and go from there, especially since she's tried talking it out. What do you think? Let's help Donna out and let me know on the TRY Facebook page.