How to lose a friend faster than you found them!!

Ireland
September 29, 2009 4:24pm CST
Recently I caught up with a long lost friend on facebook. They had a lot of things going on. We laughed, we cried, we shared alot of interests at anytime day or night. Unfortunately has fast as he found me, his dropped me. Doesn't appear to be online as much now. When he does I let him message me first but sometimes he doesn't even acknowledge I'm there. There doesn't seem to be any explanation for it! Worst part is my feelings had started to grow for him. Now I believe that it was just having the company at the touch of a button. Does anyone know what I should do next???
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15 responses
@doormouse (4599)
29 Sep 09
message him and ask what's wrong,you won't know unless you ask,what have you got to lose
• Ireland
29 Sep 09
Hi Doormouse, I have but he said that he's just got a few things going and doesn't feel like chatting..... I don't know! I do know he has some problems which I'd prefer not to mention but I still find it a bit odd. Loads of communication and then nothing.....
@doormouse (4599)
29 Sep 09
i would tell him you're there if he wants to talk,then leave contact for a while,at least a week or 2
• Ireland
29 Sep 09
I will try that....It's just that we get on great which we have discussed in the past... just don't want to lose a good friend. I won't contact him for a while so. Thank you!
@codris (781)
• Italy
29 Sep 09
i think that if you are important for a person that you call friend, he can and have to find a way to get in contact with you, using msn, facebook , ore any other application, or using a mobile phone or a pubblic phone. there are a lot of way to get in contact with a friend, and i think that everyone can find only a minute to write a message. maybe he don't want your friendship anymore; i your shoes, i'll try to talk to him about that.
• Ireland
29 Sep 09
Thank you codris! I may just leave him to contact me first. if I don't hear anything from him then I'll contact him to discuss. If he wants to be left alone for a while then I don't want to push the situation. He knows that I am here for him!
@cutepenguin (6431)
• Canada
30 Sep 09
I would wait, to be honest. Sometimes people just get busy, or it could just be that after the initial catching up, he needs a bit of space. Be chatty and friendly but don't expect too much from him.
@biman_s (1060)
• India
30 Sep 09
There are many ways to loose a friend then to find one. You can simply stop taking to him or start dating his girlfriend. Sometimes small things happen in our lives which separates friends very easily.
@samjit7 (42)
• India
30 Sep 09
Hello.Blueberry.did you call him.maybe if he's going through some personal problem i don't think he will care for a friend.bcoz we all are alike.
@forptc (287)
• Philippines
30 Sep 09
I really don't know the whole story between the both of you and won't claim to know but in situations like these, the best you could do now is to let him be if he doesn't want to keep in touch. I know you've come to such a point as having feelings for him because of the rapport and closeness you've developed towards him but you just can't be sure if he does feel the same way you do him...sorry to burst your bubble, but it's reality unless you're an empath and can sense how he feels every time you both converse. It will be difficult but take the time to do things you enjoy, or things you like that you haven't done in a long time (except chatting him, of course) just to get your mind off things for the moment. Who knows, he just might be caught up with something he can't get out of quite easily, he has his reasons and probably he just doesn't want anyone else to know just yet. Give him space. Most people hate it when others come nagging them, seeing concern as demanding too much of them. Keep off for the meantime and wait. Let him come to you. Unless you want mess things up between the both of you, you could go ahead and message him every waking moment, which, I'm sure, is the thing you won't want to do. Give yourselves time to grow and think things over. He just might be doing that now, you might as well try the same thing, but keep your hopes up while waiting.
@argytrans (225)
• United States
29 Sep 09
As long as you still can contact him, try to ask him what's wrong? did you do anything wrong? or something like that. the sooner the better, so you wont be anxious and be worry again :)
• China
30 Sep 09
i think u need to give him or her some time ,if he comes to realize the important of friendship ,i think he will contact u !
@jugsjugs (12967)
29 Sep 09
If they have problems then perhaps if you wait to hear from him first.Perhaps he has now got a girlfriend and just do not know if things are going to work out between them.If you were to get the chance to talk again ask him if he has someone at least then you will know one way or the other.What ever happens good luck.
@voldrox (7191)
• India
30 Sep 09
Hi blueberry I agree with learn2earn... but yeah the case could also be different, i mean like he could be busy with some things so he is unable to log on to facebook much, if that is case then ask him what he is upto . . . if he explains why he was so busy and apologizes in a proper manner then it is a good sign. . . though for the moment i would say don't assume much and see how he responses to you, just ask him to reply to your message when he has time for it (ask him that way if he is busy and not coming online much) . . . even i had a moment when i was into this girl i know, she is a nice friend of mine and i used to get impatient for her replies, she texts a lot and so sometimes i would wait for her to start a conversation and sometimes i felt kinda ignored when she replied to my messages late but now i have learned to control those feelings for her, if she is not into me then she is not for me. . . so i don't have to worry about her anymore... we are still good friends... it was something i assumed too early that made me restless i guess... i wish you get out of it soon coz i know those things eat you up at times... all the best blueberry.
29 Sep 09
Difficult one.. maybe he has issues going on, in real world? can you not PM him, and just ask if all is ok, and offer your friendship, and a shoulder, to show him you care, and miss him perhaps?
@LordOzz (204)
• Philippines
30 Sep 09
well you should first reminisce the past. share whats going on today at present. and ask whats his/her plan for the future.
• United States
30 Sep 09
I think that you should just not message him anymore. Delete him so that you won't be tempted and if he wants to talk to you, he'll have to find you. If he doesn't want to talk to you because its too much trouble for him to find you, or he just doesn't feel like having a friendship with you anymore, you'll know because you'll probably never get a message from him again. I hope that helps... It always helps me.
@lushie (5)
• Philippines
30 Sep 09
There might have been valid reasons why your friend did not reply to you anymore. It's alright you know, computer, like cellphone, is just one of the ways we keep in touch with long lost friends. Don't worry, time will come that you will cross your ways again someday and start to build again your relationship with your friends.
• United States
29 Sep 09
wow that really sucks :d Ask him what's wrong and why he doesn't want to talk to you anymore :((