Assume a younger relative has come to you for advice. (S)he wants to part from [you pick the relationship]. Based on the conditions of the situation [you create those, too], what advice would you give them on how to fairly and decently part from someone else? Does the situation merit termination by default / AKA ghosting? Why? Describe the situation and then the advice you would give. After that, indicate which elements of your advice are recommending metacommunication. See example below. Ex. Situation: Kaytee wants to leave the apartment she has shared with two best friends from high school. They are all in college now, and Kaytee thinks they have less in common than they once did--to the point that the lifestyle and schedules of the other two are disruptive to her own life, sleep, focus, and privacy. She still recognizes them as friends, but she no longer wants to live with them. Their lease is up in two months. Advice: Since this includes a financial hardship for her friends (by leaving, she would no longer be paying rent), I would advise: 1) find a quiet, undistracted moment to tell the other two her intent to leave the housemate relationship (metacommunication)

2) indicate that their schedules and lifestyles aren't a good mesh with her own situation, and she's finding herself constantly and unfairly angry with them, even though they'd set no housemate policies ahead of time, which might have prevented this (metacommunication) 3) offer the other two a generous amount of notice and commit to rent responsibilities for the duration of the lease (legally, this would also be expected by the apartment complex) 4) if Kaytee feels appropriate to the future friendship she wants to have with them, recommend she tells them that leaving isn't a judgment of them on her part (metacommunication) and that she hopes to remain friends.