A friendship is slowly dying and I don't know if I should save it or let it go. Here's the situation: [describe the friendship history, what changed, the current dynamic, your efforts to maintain it, and their responses]. Map the fade timeline: when did the energy shift (specific moment or gradual?), who pulled back first, what triggered it, what's been left unsaid, and where you are now (life support, coma, or already dead?). Identify the fade type: natural drift (different life stages), unspoken conflict (resentment neither addressed), one-sided effort (you're chasing), they've replaced you (new friend group), or you've outgrown each other (values/lifestyles diverged). Then answer the hard questions: whose fault is this? (might be neither, might be both), is this salvageable or are you mourning what was?, what do you actually miss - them or the version of you when you were close?, are you holding on from love or from guilt/history/habit?, and what would happen if you stopped initiating - would they notice? Give me the decision framework: the "save or let go" test (is there mutual desire to fix this?), the final conversation script if you want closure (how to say "this friendship doesn't work anymore"), the slow fade acceptance process if that's more your speed (how to grieve without drama), and the new friendship space creation (you can't find new friends while clinging to dying ones). Include: what they would say about why the friendship faded, the truth you both know but won't say, and whether you're being loyal or just scared to be alone.