Is 'outgrowing' someone just a nicer way of saying you got bored of them when you find yourself distancing from a friend?

yes

not necessarily, you could have realized that you and your friend wanted vastly different things and decided that keeping them in your life wasn't conducive to what you wanted to achieve

Maybe not having as many things in common anymore or they are still in the same place they were years ago while you have been moving forward

Yes. Real friends do not "outgrow" each other.

why not be honest about your assholery.

or theirs... it's better and enriching in a painful way.


no fucking about i say! just get it out and don't do it in a mean way, be open and genuine.


maybe no one will be going out for revenge afterwards.. just a beer and a few pizzas. (or a pizza and a few beers.)