Friends without benefits: How to 'break up' a toxic friendship as an adult

Fraught friendships are winning awards for Colin Farrell, but is it time to reevaluate your friendships and if they're worth keeping? 

There are many ways that indicate a friendship isn’t working.

The latest trend to hit the headlines is ‘succubus chic’; a bleached-brow touting goth with a stare that penetrates your soul. Cute? You decide. You know what’s not cute? The friendship succubus. They’re the one whose presence leaves you drained of energy, existentially cold, and emotionally vulnerable.

With the new year in full swing, many of us turn inward to recalibrate and reevaluate our choices. And with the complicated friendship between Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson enthralling us in Golden Globe-winning The Banshees of Inishsherin, could we all do with taking inventory of our friend list?