Argh! I'm so frustrated and am eating my way through it. I am single and have, but one, single, childless friend left. He is, to put it nicely, a sphincter of the nether regions. I can't tell you how many times during the course of our friendship that I've changed his name in my phone to "sphincter" (again, that's putting it nicely), as a reminder not to contact him. The only reason I maintain the friendship is because, like I said, he's the only single friend I have left to hang out with and he's retired, so he's often available during the week when I have time off from work.

I've noticed in recent weeks that I always binge after spending time with him. I was having a great day today, food-wise, until I spent a couple of hours with him. For weeks now, I've been telling myself to break off the friendship, but I'm afraid of the lack of companionship if I do. He and I text all day long as well, so I'll miss that interaction too (he's not a jerk via text).

On the way home from our coffee and walk, while planning my binge, it became clear to me that I HAVE to eliminate him from my life, or at the very least, just keep the friendship to texting. Spending time with him is an utter and complete downer, and I want to rid myself of those things that bring me down and make me binge.

I'm not seeking any advice or affirmations here, but I did want to vent. Actually.....has anyone else had to give something up a friendship that they knew wasn't good for them? How did you do it and how did you cope afterwards?

I thanks any responders in advance, for sharing.