Oh, I do have other friends who are usually pretty busy too, but they make more time for me than she ever has! It's really a lame excuse used to "politely" blow someone off when it's used to often IMHO.

I suspect that this "friend" of mine is just looking for someone to email when she's bored at work or when she needs someone to "listen" to her problems. Ugh! If things don't change soon, I might either tell her how I feel or just stop contacting her for good. It seems like I'm only her "friend" when she needs someone to listen to her vent.

To me, that's not a real friendship at all. I have ended a friendship with a woman who I thought was my best friend after not seeing her for months. If that wasn't bad enough, she blew me off at the last minute 3 times in a row with the exact same excuse about having her period each time! No one gets their period that often! I had it with her b.s, so I told her how I felt and moved on.

People who truly care about you don't consistently hurt and ignore you all the time for no good reason IMHO!