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Old Jan 20, 2018, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by MickeyCheeky View Post
You did the right thing by telling this to her; abusive relationships can be very dangerous. Keep trying to improve your social skills, but don't feel guilty about what you've done. Do you have any evidence your friend got hurt or is it just a fare you have?
I have a strong feeling that she did. She usually shuts down and doesn't respond to my texts when she is feeling this way. Actually, I really hope she actually says something if she is hurt. I understand when people get silent for a few days, but when she didn't attempt to answer me at all for a whole month for something very small that wasn't even my fault, it made me question our friendship (that was a separate incident). I wouldn't have done that to her, but I forgave her.

Since she has given me the silent treatment before, I just wouldn't be surprised if it is happening now, except this time I do see where I went wrong. Still, I find it wrong for someone to not give a friend the time of day to explain why they are mad for such a long period of time.

I did just bring this up to my brother. He told me that I shouldn't over-apologize and that a good friend would be willing to talk about why they are mad. He said I should just be myself, instead of worrying about what everyone thinks all the time.

Here's the thing: I have been validating and listen to her A LOT. I often feel like her therapist. It gets to a point where you feel you need to give some feedback, since you are constantly validating the person. It gets to a point where I feel it wouldn't hurt to give some feedback. Plus, I feel I should be allowed to express myself and feel "safe enough" to be a human, rather than a programmed therapist. I immediately saw where I went wrong and apologized, so I feel if she is going to be overly sensitive about this and ignore me, then maybe she doesn't value the friendship the way I do?
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