I have an on-line friendship that lasted for over two years which I want to get rid off for good.....including emotionally. We met on an on-line support forum. That was the first forum I heavily belonged to so I didn't know the ins/outs. This friendship is emails only because that's what I want.

At first I thought we had a lot in common, but after a month or so, I found commonality less and less. Since I needed support because I was weaning off a psych med, I reluctantly remained friends with her and made the best of it. Some of it was ok, but mostly I felt I didn't want to hear details about her life. I put up with it.

After awhile, her emails started to grind on me. I got very annoyed because she pressured me to respond to her more, do Skype and give out even more personal information. I didn't feel comfortable with Skyping, especially visual. She even wanted to do phone calls, but I said no way.

She always wanted details of my day and I didn't feel comfortable with it at all. Plus it irked me. I'm very private and I told her so. I find her humour youth like for someone that is middle aged. She doesn't have the same interests as I do, but she claims we do which is distorted.

I would say that there was some manipulation on her part. Mostly I stayed in the friendship because I didn't want to hurt her because she is isolated. About over a year ago, I sent her an email saying that we had nothing in common and that I wanted to end emails. I felt bad sending such a frank email in how I felt because it hurt her (she always said to be honest) and told her we can email sporadically.

Well, I stopped responding to her emails for months, but she still sent me emails, but thankfully not so often. I rarely responded. I thought for sure she'd get the hint. Anyway, a couple of days ago she sent me an email and it bugged me. She said she thinks of me often and wants to know what I'm up to. I don't know why she doesn't get the hints and gives up. I would.

I'm no longer going to respond. I've wanted to end this friendship over a year and half or even longer.

Now, here's my question.

Last November I stopped emailing her because of altering my FB picture which she thought was funny. I didn't. I told her why on earth would she do that and that I didn't understand her humour. She told me to lighten up. I thought for sure she would stop emailing me now. This lasted for two months before she sent me another email which I ignored.

Anyway, this is what I want, but my brain still replays some of her annoying emails. Basically I replay stuff and that bothers me. Why is that? If I know I want to end relationship after careful consideration, why do I replay events? It doesn't make sense.

There's more to this story, but I don't want to write a book. If anyone has any insight, please share. Thanks.