If it weren't for her age, I would just end this friendship. However, I feel guilty, like I am abandoning her because she turned into a boring old lady who talks all the time and asks me for favors. A comment earlier this year about wanting to surround herself with people who would take care of her as she got older really rubbed me the wrong way.

I wonder about her behavior being related to a medical condition, but I am not really sure what I could do even if that were the case. I'm not her only lifeline. She sees her children, grandkids, and sister several times each week. I suspect she has a more active social life than I do.

Has anyone confronted a friend about this kind of issue and had good results? I've let this go on for so long that I'm not sure I want to spend time with her even if she stops. I enjoyed doing things with her when we first met, but I do not enjoying talking with her.