She WAS dating my friend, now she will NOT leave ME alone!
Question Posted Tuesday December 14 2010, 3:11 pm
I have a childhood friend of 17 years that dated this girl for 2 years. She became close to his family and friends. After they broke up, she was heartbroken and started clinging to me. One day talking, she began to cry and told me thank you. The thank you was for still staying friends with her despite the break up with my friend. She then said that everyone stopped talking to her and I was the only that stuck with her. The thing is I didn't stick with her, she just clinged to me and I didn't want to be rude. She has now become annoying. She didn't hear from me for a week and she began to panic, thinking I was mad at her and I didn't want to be friends with her. I was just busy. She gets mad if I don't invite her to hang out with me. She gets an attitude if I can't make it to hang out with her. She has become rude and unbearable. I'm starting to think she is not over my friend and is clinging to me because of that. I don't know how to tell her, she's driving me crazy and I don't want to be friends with her.
Oh gosh this brings me back... Okay I dated this guy for a year. His sister became my bestfriend, his mother was more of a mother to me than my own and his bestfriend and I became good friends too. She is obviously heartbroken. And hurting. I've been there. When that much of your life is invested and intertwined into someone else's and suddenly all of it is taken away...? It sucks. You can't even imagine. She is clinging. She is clinging to the only thing thats still what she knows her life to be. Maybe she's even trying to stay connected with her ex. No matter what, trust me, she's going through a really rough time. And she might really need you. So I suggest you talk to her but please, I know what she's feeling even if you don't, she needs you. Maybe tell her you still want to be friends but you don't think making you her life is a health way to cope with her break up. Make sure you tell her you'll still be there for her and youre not abandoning her but that you need just a little space. Please be as gentle as possible!
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