So people cut ties peacefully. No vicious fights, no ill will. Just, _I like you and you haven't done anything wrong, but your vindictive attitude around this issue, while understandable, makes talking to you feel vaguely aversive to me; I don't want to hang out with you anymore._ And, _Okay, that's disappointing, but I understand; I like you, too._
So people cut ties peacefully. No vicious fights, no ill will. Just, _I like you and you haven't done anything wrong, but your vindictive attitude around this issue, while understandable, makes talking to you feel vaguely aversive to me; I don't want to hang out with you anymore._ And, _Okay, that's disappointing, but I understand; I like you, too._