I didn’t gossip. We both had a very bad couple of weeks and didn’t have the patience with each other that was deserved. I regret it. |
ouch |
| Let it go. And trying to get her attention through sympathy for your incident is manipulation. |
I had to Google that and now I need one. We've all been on both sides of friendship break ups. I'll admit I was the bad friend in that I wasn't putting in what my friend was (reaching out, inviting, being open...) and they were better off without me. I've also been the one who is better off without someone actively making my life more miserable with their "good intentions" and I'm better off without them. They all hurt but as pp said, it is most painful at first and fades away with time. There are things to do, people to see and fun to be had and if she was cursing you with her absolute hatred, that fades too. |
That’s why I never told her about it. |
You just did in this post. |
I sure hope so. Thank you. |
Do you ever ask yourself if you are a narcist? Or are you always the victim. Leave this woman alone |
Oh. It actually is you. I didn’t mean to anger you today. But yes, I will do as you ask and stop talking. |
narcissist |
| I think ostracism is cruel and juvenile. A friend did that to me once. We reconnected but have never been as close. I’m sorry this is happening to you. Focus on your life and let her go her own way. After a few years she may become a distant fond memory. |
| The only reason to have this kind of rift is OP did something completely unconscionable or BFF is a bad friend. |
| It's tough. I had a bad friendship for a few years I ended up breaking. I don't think she's a bad person but it was a bad relationship. Sometimes it needs to happen. There really is no point dwelling, but it takes time to get over. |
Sus. Listen, you don't reach out to try to mend things. You reach out to clean up your side of the mess by taking responsibility, acknowledging wrongdoing, and making a meaningful/appropriate amends. No expectations that you and the other party might reconnect. The only function of a point of connection after a separation/severing of ties is to apologize w/o any pressure for anything else. If that's truly what you did, and all you did, and it still didn't go well, that's on her. But if you had some sort of "life is short" experience and realized you wanted your friend back and tried to reopen doors she'd closed, you're the @hole. That's really manipulative behavior, even if you don't disclose your near-death experience. "I recognize that I didn't treat you kindly, and I wanted to apologize for how my words/actions messed with your life." That's all. No "I hope we can be friends" no "I'd like to reconnect" none of that. Someone who walked away from your BS doesn't owe you reconnection. |
| About half of the items sound like my friend that I lost. I don't know if you are my friend, but maybe. The relationship really can't be repaired because we have different ethics. I still mourn the loss of her but I really can't see us ever being friends again. Instead of being sad about the relationship ending, I was furious for a long while. |