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An Open Letter To The Friend I Thought I Knew

How I Figured Out You Weren't My Best Friend

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An Open Letter To The Friend I Thought I Knew
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Dear Former Best Friend,

I can't believe I'm writing this. I never thought you and I would stop having all the good times that we had. Unfortunately, people sometimes change for the worst. My problem, however, was that I didn't see you for who you really are until I got ready to start my first year of college.

I can't tell you how many times I've wished I hadn't spent so much of my time with you. We had fun, yes, but you failed to live up to the standards that most best friends follow. No matter what problem I happened to have, I could try and tell you about it but it made no difference. All you wanted to talk about was yourself. And to this day, you still do that. You don't ask about how I'm doing or anything concerning my life. What kind of friend is that? I never sat down and thought about how wrong it all was until someone mentioned it to me. I mean I knew that we talked about everything in YOUR life a lot, but I just let it go. Once I thought about everything our "friendship" consisted of, I immediately knew how foolish I had been to just let it go on. Who wants a one-sided friendship, after all? The funny thing is, you act like you could never do anything wrong. You think us not speaking for several weeks is a normal thing. And then you hit me up like we've been talking the whole time. It never occurs to you that something could be wrong with me or I could be mad at you. Normal people would be concerned that their "best friend" hadn't replied to any of their messages. It just baffles me.

I know that each of us have different lives, but that doesn't mean I don't have time for friends. If you ever decide to stop and think that something is wrong, I want you to know that it most definitely is. I'd just like you to show a little concern for me. It'd be nice for me to see that you actually care about me. As for now, it just looks like you have no idea that anything is going on. I don't know if this letter will be a wake up call, but if not I am not sure what else would be. Especially if me ignoring you isn't doing the trick!

I can't say that I absolutely abhor you, but I have lost a great deal of respect for you. I don't look at you as the best friend that I can laugh with and tell anything to anymore. I don't think about hanging out with you anymore. I barely think about you at all. You're a chapter in my story book that was difficult to read. I definitely hope that you get everything you've ever hoped for in your life. I don't want you to fail; I just wish you knew how to be a best friend.



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