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I saw my old friend but she isn’t interested in being friends with me anymore. Why are some people like this?

So today I saw her and I ran to give her a hug, but she back off quickly and nodded her head. Wow I wasn’t expecting that reaction. Her granddad gave me a hug. He’s my dad’s best friend. We’ve known each other for a very long time and my dads known him since even before my sister was born. They met when my half brother was only a year old (1984).
Anyways they stopped by for a visit since it’s been six years! Her parents are his kids but anyways I tried to talk to her but she didn’t seem interested. Before we moved, we used to play with each other all the time. They moved to Washington State in 2014. I was 11 was already 13. She’s 20 now. I asked her why is she ignoring me or barely talking to me. She said, “See that’s why I stopped talking to you. You’re overbearing, always telling people what to say and all that. Also you always tell people what they WANT to hear. That’s why we aren’t friends anymore. If you were a REAL friend, you would call it as you see it, not lie and sugarcoat shit. Frankly I didn’t even want to come.”
Wow that shocked me. I mean sometimes she will ask me for an honest opinion or answer and I didn’t wanna hurt her feelings so I sugarcoated it. She said I’m too much of a “YES” Person. She’s mean.
We talked through email but she stopped emailing me or answering me like three years ago.
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LaylaTheTallGirl · 22-25, F
@Adamski24 Just because I tell her what she wants to hear? She didn’t even want to hug me anymore! She isn’t the person I used to know. I’m still her friend!
texasdaddydom · 56-60, M
I respect the honesty of admitting she is completely right even if you are completely unaware you did so
texasdaddydom · 56-60, M
@LaylaTheTallGirl sweetie I not sure if I can communicate this to you. you have written out exactly why yet act puzzled about why it is happening. Most people prefer their closest friends to be direct and not sugarcoat which she told you. if you are to focus on conflict avoidance that you can't be honest, that pisses people off.I'm really not trying to attack you. No one owes you friendship and not treating people honestly openly and respecting them and willing see things through the other's point of view will push most people away. all you will be left with is superficial friends or acquaintances.Being "nice" is not the only ingredient for any meaningful relationship especially is just politeness with no warmth or depth. you have to express the inner you even it you disagree with them, true friends CAN disagree on things. and yes that can be scary and make you feel vunerable and exposed revealing yourself but it is the only way to have meaningful exchanges with any depth. she doesnt want to have or doesnt have tiem for a surface friend and i applaud her for not just yessing you and ghosting you but telling you to your face. I think she might even be giving you a chance to change you might give it a try you maybe able to salvage this yet if you willing to take the chance
* edit i forgot the three years ago part so think that ship has sailed
LaylaTheTallGirl · 22-25, F
@texasdaddydom 😳
So you’re saying that I’m too afraid of pissing off people? That’s the worst thing I can do! I can’t believe she didn’t even want to come see me! She said, “To put it bluntly, I only came to see your dad, his girl, brother, sister, and some of the others and to visit my family.”
That really hurt my feelings really bad. I stopped bugging her afterwards. They only stayed for four hours and left to go back with their family. They leave Tuesday. She was one of my closest friends and she used to love hanging with me! I don’t wanna piss people off! She didn’t have to be so brutally blunt with me. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
texasdaddydom · 56-60, M
@LaylaTheTallGirl you making yourself the victim, your playing for sympathy when someone has a problem with you even now I'm not attacking you I'm trying to educate you. take responsibility for letting her down and being the cause of the problem learn from it and stop doing it. she was right to be truthful and honest with you you should be grateful even if it is painful. it is giving you the opportunity to grow to do so. all that pain and tears you are blaming her for those are your feelings take responsibility for them. think "maybe I did something to cause her to act that way to me" and listen with open mind to the words she said.as long as you thought she hurt me that makes her mean and at fault, you make her the bully and you the victim and that doesnt seem to be honest picture of what happened you profile is blocker form me so not sure age but it seems like you lack the emotional maturity to see things from another point of view other than your own.
maybe its just time to move on and try a different approach to other friendships
LaylaTheTallGirl · 22-25, F
@ExtremeNext Did you even read my question?
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