How to stop talking to a coworker without being socially weird?
I work in the teaching field for some context. We had a sub work for us for a couple weeks and she was great to work with. We had an opening available so she applied and got the job so she works for our school. This was like few months ago.
We got brunch together once. It was a fine hangout. And there has been a time we carpooled together when she needed a ride. We chat after work type thing.
I openly talk about my social anxiety/issues. How I struggle to make friends type of thing or have good friends. She has her fair share of depression n stuff.
I recently cut off someone I thought was my best friend. Honestly my coworker encouraged it and I do still agree with her points. My ex best friend would never reach out to me. Even after telling her I am in a bad spot mentally she doesn’t reach out. Ended up unfollowing her and stopped sharing my location.
I was casually just talking to my coworker about the situation and she mentioned towards end of the conversation I need to make friends other than my husband and coworkers.
Like idk how the fuck yall making friends outside of mutuals and coworkers. That some witchcraft idk about.
But honestly her comment made me very hurt. She doesn’t know me at all in regards of who I am/my past and social issues I’ve been having since I was a child (I don’t need to deep dive and tell her anything but I’m fine casually speaking of mental health)
I’m 23 for context she is 30 so there is a large age gap between us.
But anyway, I don’t really want to talk to her anymore. How do I go about this? we always wait and walk to our cars together. So I feel weird about going about this.