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Linda G asked in Family & RelationshipsFriends · 8 years ago

Have you ever regretted reuniting with a childhood friend?

As I enter middle-age, I had the bright idea to try to contact a dear friend from early childhood that I always cared about. It was wonderful at first. But, in the short time (few months) we've reconnected, I've wondered if I should have just forgotten about her. Both she and her bf have shown disrespect, gold-digging and freeloading tendencies, repeatedly making plans then flaking, and are decades behind in maturity. Some evil is evident, as well. I feel more like a babysitter-tutor than a friend, and I don't like that. Neither does my husband. I'm ashamed that they know where I live and that they want a lot more of my time. Has this happened to anyone else?

Update:

The couple is also actively trying to drag us into their miserable games and putting us in the middle of their creepy relationship. The bf has openly verbally attacked her in front of us, and both have insisted that my husband and I should be "influences" on them, as each wants to change the other. Instead of feeling like friends, we're just feeling used.

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  • 8 years ago
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    Similar things have happened to me. I;d either stop returning their calls, or basically just tell them off, and move on.

  • 8 years ago

    No. I married mine.

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