Yeh... very much that. At work I have friends that I don't even know why we are friends other than... there is no way to really nip them in the bud without being, in their mind, rude. I never even upgraded them... they just kind of kept insinuating themselves. Work is particularly hard because you cannot alienate people that you have to work with. But in my personal life... something has to change.

Last spring the same thing happened except that the person was super pushy. I did get rid of her by just cutting off conversation.

Also, anyone else... is everyone pretty much a mess these days? Is that why they are looking for friends? Because they are a mess and looking for assistance?