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Would you have hung up on me

261 replies

spanieleyes22 · 12/03/2025 12:38

So I posted before about a "break up" with a friend of over 15 years around October last. I found it very hard as she wouldn't talk to me or discuss anything she just blocked me on everything. I sent her a Xmas card but no response. Yesterday I was feeling down and lonely I've been sick with a flu thing and am just very down. I remembered last year when I was sick she was the only person I really told as I don't want to moan to family and she checked in on me - by text- and I rang her number withholding my number. I did try doing that a couple of times back when it happened but she never answered just a voicemail message would come on. I suppose I didn't expect her to answer and when she did I was happy and said hi it's spaniel eyes and then long silence and I said please don't hang up but before I finished the sentence she had hung up. I know it was stupid of me. I've been really upset but annoyed with myself too. I know it's time to forget her now she couldn't make it any clearer. I'd just love to know why she feels she has to do this. Whatever happened I don't feel warrants this: I feel it's actually cruel. But I know you all will tell me to stop wasting my time so I'm trying to do that. I id hope for a minute or so but quickly dashed.

OP posts:
melonalone · 15/03/2025 09:07

IHopeYouStepOnALegPiece · 15/03/2025 08:15

This is stupid fucking advice. She’s needs to leave her friend alone not ask her to tell her what she’s done wrong when it’s painfully fucking obvious

Agree!! @Pippyls67 stop encouraging the OP to continue her harassment campaign! What utterly stupid and irresponsible advice.

Pippyls67 · 15/03/2025 09:16

melonalone · 15/03/2025 09:07

Agree!! @Pippyls67 stop encouraging the OP to continue her harassment campaign! What utterly stupid and irresponsible advice.

Ok. Message received and understood. Can people stop telling me now please. I am suitable reprimanded. Sorry Op.

HelenWheels · 15/03/2025 09:27

can you write her a letter?

EmeraldShamrock000 · 15/03/2025 09:43

@HelenWheels Definitely not.

HellDorado · 15/03/2025 09:50

HelenWheels · 15/03/2025 09:27

can you write her a letter?

The letter OP gets in response might be a cease and desist one!

HelenWheels · 15/03/2025 10:16

HellDorado · 15/03/2025 09:50

The letter OP gets in response might be a cease and desist one!

it might
unlikely though
but it might be worth it, not immediately but in time

HellDorado · 15/03/2025 11:05

I don’t think it’s that unlikely. Ex-friend told OP not to call - she kept trying. She blocked OP - OP rang her from a withheld number. Ex-friend refused to speak to her. What would your reaction be in her shoes if you then got a letter pleading “But whyyyy?! What did I dooooo?!”?

OhCalmTheFuckDownMargaret · 15/03/2025 11:08

Pippyls67 · 14/03/2025 23:03

I believe you. I think it’s all been very hard and I can see you’ve suffered a lot over all of this. You’re not a bad friend and there probably isn’t anything wrong with you and your personality as you put it. People change and their circumstances change. Something went wrong and she really should have done the decent thing and told you what happened so you could get closer and move on more easily. I think if I were you I would write to her home address very briefly saying you respect her decision, you will honour it and no longer make any attempts to he friends but could she just tell you if it was something about you - that you could perhaps benefit from not doing in your future friendships to ensure they are more successful. If you didn’t do anything wrong could she just let you know that for your peace of mind going forward. Then say a very civil goodbye and wish her well for the future. Keep the whole thing totally unsentimental, positive and polite. She may well not reply and if that’s the case you absolutely must put all your energy into trying new things and meeting new people.

Edited

So further not respect the friend’s boundaries even more by sending letters to her house. Great idea. I suggest perhaps read the previous threads. The friend has already told OP why contact was stopped.

OhCalmTheFuckDownMargaret · 15/03/2025 11:09

HelenWheels · 15/03/2025 09:27

can you write her a letter?

Can you read the previous threads?

HelenWheels · 15/03/2025 11:41

OhCalmTheFuckDownMargaret · 15/03/2025 11:09

Can you read the previous threads?

threads?

life is too short

Familysquabbles23 · 16/03/2025 14:41

Hrft but for your sanity, leave it and move on.

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