Ive recently received a message from a friend with benefit i had a couple of month ago.
Hes in a bad place and needed a friend. Me being me...i didnt say no to letting him get a few things off his chest. He was seriously depressed so id of felt awful had i of just ignored him.
It seems he thinks i have other plans. I made it clear i was offended by this, as i really was just being a friend.
It was me who ended things as i was developing feelings. Not big ones, (it hadnt been long), but if i felt anything i was going to end it. Which i did. I feel absolutely nothing for him on that level now.
Im now wondering why he came to me in the first place. Is it him who has other plans? Was he saying this to get a feel of how i would react to the idea?
Am i a mug for offering to be a friend when he was in need of one?
Im not going back there in that sense. Yet i get the feeling he thinks i would.
I never gave any indication that i would. I didnt let him come to my home. I met him in public, never got close to him. Spoke to him about his issues. Then parted ways with just a goodbye.
I still feel kind of like an idiot.
Was i stupid for trying to be a friend?