
I would definitely say try communication first. Like if they don’t respond to you straight up telling them that you’re not interested, you might have to go a step further and tell them that the friendship won’t survive if they keep acting the same way. I can understand that sometimes you don’t want to talk to a friend about this topic because it might break up the friendship, but you’ll have to weigh the pros and cons. It comes down to changing the people around you, not changing yourself.