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Of those options A is the best. Its better to just confront it and deal with it. It might be difficult and scary, but its better than doing some half thing where youre constantly just avoiding them and cant just pull the bandaid off. That halfway approach of B doesnt benefit anyone, because youre still stuck with it in a way, and youre giving the former friend false hope while slowly whittling away at their self-esteem. People arent dumb and will catch on when youre avoiding them, and with seemingly no reason given and acting like maybe theres a chance you might in the future youre just sending mixed signals. Just do whats best for everyone and deal with the situation without beating around the bush.