I have written many articles on the topic of how to make friends and keep friends, but today I am offering you something very different in this article. I am going to give you an extensive list of what to do if you want to lose your friends.

There are many ways to lose a friend, even a close friend that you've had for many years. Are you curious? Here are just a few.

How about gossiping about your friend behind their back? How about revealing something they told you in utmost secrecy, begging you never to tell anybody else? That's something that will definitely put a big strain on any friendship if your friend finds out what you have done. It can even end the relationship all together.

How about being a fair weather friend, a person who only calls your so-called friends when you need something from them? Once your friends figure that out, it's bye-bye friendship!

Here's another great way to wreck a friendship. Why not try making fun of your friend in a nasty way, but then say it was just a joke! When your friend finds out what you said and acts all hurt, tell your friend they just don't have a sense of humor.

You might be able to get away with that the first couple of times you try it, but after a while, your friend might decide that with friends like you, they don't need to have enemies. In fact, they might even decide they don't need any friends like you.

These are some of the really obvious ways you can lose a friendship.

Here are a few more ways to lose a friend that maybe you haven't thought of.

How about not calling your friend for months on end? Being too busy isn't always a good enough excuse.

Neglecting your relationships is one of the surest ways to end them. Your friends are likely to replace you with someone who cares.

Some people like to criticize everything about their friends. They'll criticize their friends' clothes, figure, boyfriends or girl friends, or the way they talk. They claim they are doing this criticism of their friend in the name of honesty. But perhaps these people are more motivated by the desire to put someone down. They may in fact be jealous of their friend and want their friend to feel badly. But, they won't be honest enough to admit it.

People who put up with friends that criticize them a lot may have low self esteem. They may put up with you because they are lonely. Maybe they don't know how to tell you to stop criticizing them. But eventually you may find that they avoid you all together.

Many friendships end because one of the friends involved felt like the other person doesn't really respect them.

How can you show disrespect to your friends? Let me show you a few ways.

One way is to make little remarks that undermine them. Even if these remarks are funny, they will eventually chip away at the foundations of the relationship.

Another way to destroy friendships is to constantly interrupt the other person when they are trying to talk.

Do all the talking. Your opinion is more important than the other person.

Have your mind all made up and don't really listen to your friend.

Always point out when you are right and the other person is wrong. You will really enjoy this method of destroying a friendship!

And here is my personal favourite, be completely preoccupied with yourself and don't show any interest in your friend.

I hope you have benefited from this list of ways to destroy your friendships. If you have any friendships that you want to destroy, be sure to implement these ideas.

Of course, if your goal is to make your friendships last, you'll have to make sure you do the opposite!