A very new friend I made online told me something most disturbing about herself, which I will not repeat here. It made my stomach turn and become ill. It made me feel ill.

After telling me this secret of hers, she pleaded with me to remain friends with her and to not judge her.

But I cannot help it. I am so disgusted by what she told me, what she told me goes against every moral fibre in my body, and I cannot relate at all to her, nor do I agree with her choices in lifestyle. I cannot be friends with someone who lives the opposite kind of lifestyle and values as me.

So I decided to cut off the friendship, and I feel absolutely horrible about it.

Granted, we had only exchanged a few personal emails before she told me this, so it was a very new friendship, but I am now kicking myself for giving her my email so quickly. I went against my own principle of getting to know someone first before exchanging emails. And now I got myself into a sticky situation from which I had to quickly exit, and I feel terrible about it. I feel I am judging her, but I can't help how I feel.

I still feel I did the right thing, regardless, but it just feels awful.

Does anyone have any comforting words for me?