Oh yeah I didn't mention that. Thanks for bringing that up and that's a great point! Yes, I actually have noticed that! They get mad that a friendship has failed, even if it wasn't in a bad way, and the person who is mad labels their ex-friend toxic. I've had friendships end on good terms, usually just through the passing of time, and I never labeled them as toxic. And honestly, the people who I mistakenly thought liked me more than they really did but were still nice to me are also not toxic.

But yeah, you are right. People are bound to get angry at someone who ends a friendship with them and label them as being toxic. It is way overused. There is a difference between someone who is actually not being very nice. Someone who takes enjoyment out of excluding you, talking about you and even others, making you feel bad, and even controlling you. And there are those who just pull away after some time or may not have even been that close in the first places and they get labeled toxic.

In fact, I was once labelled as a fake friend just because I didn't consider someone a close friend and the person got mad at me for not wanting to hang out with her that much. She was a very arrogant person who didn't take no for an answer either and couldn't get the hint. I was nice to her and talked to her but I still hung out with other people more. I didn't dislike her to the point where I avoided her, but at the same time, I just didn't see her as someone I wanted to spend hours with and confide in her about stuff.

That is a great point though. In fact, my friend has the tendency to do that. She will label some people as fake because she feels burned that they don't feel as close to her and prefer to hang out with other people. Not everyone is fake and toxic. Unfortunately, this kind of mentality and behavior can come off as jealous and overall angry since others may see this as a form of desperation and even some clinginess.