This generation is not shy to discuss red flags – more often in romantic relationships. TikToker Brooke Carlson shared a GRWM post to talk about red flags but this time in friendships. The question being, what are the red flags and how do we be rid of these types of friends?

Red Flags:

1. “If they start inviting you to sh*t less and less.”
2. “If they talk sh*t about you behind your back.”
3. “If they’re just talking about their own problems but don’t even listen to yours…”
4. “If they start talking to some that you’ve in the past talked to, and don’t ask you about it.”

Carlson then elaborates on “how to move them from the inner circle to the outer circle.”

1. “You don’t respond to their calls.”
2. “You stop responding as much.”
3. “You don’t tell them anything about your life anymore.”
4. “You start hanging out with new people.”
5. “Make yourself also, more busy. Like finding activities, getting a job…”

“Why would you want to keep around bullshit?”

“Because then you’re just gonna be unhappy,” she says. Adding in, “It’s better to have genuinely three really really close friends than a bunch of friends.”