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Friends, and what do they mean for you?

I have a friend who once thanked me for him being alive, now he won't talk. That actually follows patterns of I know of him, when he is with a woman, he knows no one but her and they get tired of him and he then he needs a friend. I've been that friend, helped him from his once suicide watch, and now if I call him, dead end.. you have reached (voicemail)

Yet you know when his life blows up again, he'll be reaching for you. When do I cut the ties? I don't want to, he is a dear friend, accepting flaws I see, but somewhere it becomes he is selfish, not seeing how others have cared, once his needs are fulfilled he forgets, and if I forgive and forget, when there were times I could have used him, I'm giving him carte blanche to carry on his reckless ways.
RebelFox · 36-40, F
Honesty among friends would be ideal. If you could tell him how it makes you feel he may decide he doesn’t want to be that person. I have been sorta that person. I usually hide when I’m not doing well and have nothing to offer, but I still feel guilty I can’t maintain friendships like most seem to. So I am honest. Which doesn’t usually mean much when you’re hurting someone’s feelings. I don’t blame them for not wanting to deal with me. So I generally don’t bother trying to make friends anymore. I guess I also don’t feel I need them like others do. Especially since most don’t want to have fun, they want to eat or drink or complain when I want to dance, art and sing to the moon. I don’t connect with people like that often, so I push others away so I don’t end up ignoring them later. I can feel their heaviness and I never let them latch on.

I’d love a few good friends, but connection is hard and I feel only becoming harder.
RebelFox · 36-40, F
@SW-User Yeah, most people forget how to have fun when they feel obligated to face what’s in front of them 24/7. They don’t know how to let loose or even share themselves. Or be honest about for that matter.

When people ignore me because they’re busy with their lives, I just accept it, tell them I understand and let them contact me when they’re ready. But I’ll never depend on them or consider them someone I can trust no matter how many times they tell me to “reach out” 😆
SW-User
@RebelFox I'm going on a pretend vacation to Mardi Gras in the next year. I call it pretend as I feel my friend will pull through, but unless I bring it up again it'll never happen.
RebelFox · 36-40, F
@SW-User Then perhaps go yourself and make some new friends! I’ve been to Mobile and New Orleans, and you don’t want to miss their parties!

I know those friends though. I often cry about being alone, but truly most people suck and you’re better off without them anyway.
th3r0n · 41-45, M
My usual answer is to carry on being a friend to them and stop expecting them to be a friend to me

Just be there to help and take them off of the list of people to call for help or fun

 
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