Relationships take a lot of work & understanding & RESPECT on both sides.....Respecting the other persons boundaries is CRITICAL. Sometimes if the other person doesnt feel we will respect their boundaries they may feel it NECESSARY to take steps to make sure their boundary is enforced.

Depending on your response to Trippin's question might be why your friend might have felt it necessary to take the steps she did.

Some people dont feel secure enough to express their needs or boundaries verbally (or in message). Some feel that the conversatikn might be even more hurtful or the person would argue about it or get really defensive. Since you only know each other on line, you REALLY dont know each other personally other than what you have TOLD each other which is far from the full picture. It sounds like maybe she thought this would be the best way to set her boundry & guarantee it was respected for as long as she needs it this way.

I know with a new job & whatever extra work that may end up bringing home with her, add to that the demands of her OWN DAILY LIFE. Spending a little time on FB just checking in when she has a little time is a lot different than the amount of time that is consumed messaging with someone & she may have had several besides you. Protecting herself from being overwhelmed was probably her goal in making sure her boundaries were in place & had absolutely nothing to do with you unless she might have felt that you wouldnt have respected her boundary if she didnt do what she did. A lot easier for her than debating about her boundary.....setting boundaries is NOT abandonment.