SprinkL3 - Thank you for your condolences. Thank you for your thoughtful posting. I see where this recent falling out with my friend is just the latest in a long history of differences. To be honest, for years I considered her more of an acquaintance than a real friend. Then I got to thinking that I was comparing her to too high of a standard of what I would call a real friend. She definitely has limitations in how reciprocal she can be. She seems to consistently take more than she gives. I don't know that she can help that.

She is a compulsive gambler and has gotten into serious financial difficulty over that. So she is living under a lot of stress due to the debt she has racked up. Her attitudes aren't working very well for her. I'm glad I'm not in her shoes. I think she's lonely and used gambling as a coping strategy. She's not very sympathetic to others in difficulty. She likes to say, "People have choices." That's ironic, coming from her, given her own history of "choices." I guess her current treatment of me is just her latest questionable choice. I'm not sorry about the choice I made . . . to keep away from the less than fully vaccinated. I didn't want to alienate her, but her lifestyle is not combatible with mine.