I ended a friendship with a friend a year ago, after it became so draining supporting his mental health issues and his unreasonable demands on my time, that I had to draw the line.
There was no argument. I was just honest that I needed space from the friendship.
He has just dropped me a line to say hello. I did reply as he never did anything to warrant being ignored, but is pushing to meet.
I barely have time to see the people I do want to see right now, so I just said I was too busy. He said he’d check back in next week.
There’s no romantic element, we both have partners.
AIBU to not meet him? It’s a purely selfish decision.