How to Tell Someone You've Outgrown Them Without Sounding Like You're Outgrown

Sometimes people will look at that and be like, okay, I've initiated a conversation ten times in a row. You have to understand two things: How often are they initiating because you're going to have to push through the discomfort and initiate a chat every now and then. Also think, are they just responding to my energy? Because I'm not giving much so then they're purposely pulling back to give less because they don't want to come across too intensely. And then is there any other way I could read this other than the fact that I think they've just bailed on me? Sometimes good friends go from a good friend to being a peripheral friend. It's all about putting yourself into