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Old Jun 28, 2017, 10:27 AM
rdgrad15 rdgrad15 is offline
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Nothing bad actually happened but it is quite clear that a casual friend jlst doesn't care anymore. That is perfectly okay. I didn't get close to her or anything due to her treating me poorly in the past, but she seemed like she wanted a second chance and she even admitted that she was a horrible friend at one point and was sorry. That is why I gave her a second chance, other friends in the past that have used me have never apologized about their actions or even admitted to them, so I figured she deserved a second chance, although not getting close to her though.

She hasn't really done anything again, hasn't used me or treated me outright poorly again, but she does seem to just not care anymore. And from what I heard from her parents, she is like that towards everyone now. She claims to be busy a lot but in reality, she just sits at home all day watching movies or playing games. From what I was told, this is the result of her feeling hurt by people over and over again in the past so she doesn't seem to care about having friends anymore.

To an extent, I can understand since I am somewhat the same way. I do like having friends, but I am not desperate to have many friends due to being hurt repeatedly by people in the past. The reason I decided to stop asking if she wants to hang out is for that exact reason, she just doesn't seem to want to get out of her house and do anything. Even when she is bored out of her mind, she doesn't want to get out. She will gladly talk through facebook or text, but she just doesn't care about hanging out with people.

So I decided I will no longer ask. I rarely asked to begin with, but even when I did ask, she would always make up an excuse or if we did hang out, she didn't seem to enthused by it. I hate the idea that people hang out with me out of obligation while secretly wishing they would be elsewhere, so that is why I don't want to burden her. If she truly wants to hang out, she'll contact me. Let her make the initiative to contact first. Every so often, she may initiate contact so I will leave it at that. I am not close to her so that is why I am not offended by it or anything, I just don't want to pursue something that is just not worth it. If she wants to hang out sometime, I am available and will be happy to, but I just think it is time to let her take more of the initiative, that way she can hang out when she wants to rather than feeling forced to.

Last edited by rdgrad15; Jun 28, 2017 at 10:40 AM.