Have you ended a close friendship and come to regret it?
402314
Yes I have, but in the end, I know it was for the best!\n\nEnding a close friendship is always hard, but presumably there is a good reason for it to begin with, and you've considered it fully.
1014330
Didn't go say goodbye to a good friend/ex boyfriend when he moved out of state.  It was only a 2 hour drive for me, but I just didn't feel like it.  All the sap and drama.  Yuck!  But now I regret it.  He hasn't called me since.  I miss him.
384990
I had that experience before - but I broke up with that bf for a very weighty reason, so, even if he continued his pursuit supposedly "in the name of friendship," I didn't give in.  It took out the complications.  Don't sweat it.  :)
1037722
I HAD a friend that was straight up annoying. She irritated the hell out of me...I even told her that I had no idea why we were friends because we had nothing in common. We fell off for other reasons, but we were friends for like 10 years.\nShe annoyed me most of that time.
774570
i know how you feel. my friend did the same thing and unfortunately she has changed alot and we are not close like we used to be. but that doesnt mean that it has to be that way for you too( hopefully it wont! )\n\nat first my friend was confused i would try to help her out as much as i could and now i guess shes made up her mind (she has a gf now) and i just let her do her own thing. \n\nits sad becuase we hardly talk like we used to.  oh well what can you do
567875
Sometimes, as you grow up and mature, you find that your interests have changed, and that the connection that you had is no longer there.  The same thing happened to me when I went from grade school to high school.  The friend I had shared so much with was suddenly hanging out with other people, and we slowly just stopped talking.  Unfortunately - I never asked her what happened!  You may want to start by just talking to your friend.  I never even tried that. Now - years later the same kind of thing happened to me with a new best friend.  She and I met freshman year of high school and became best friends.  We hung out for many years after high school and then stopped talking (I got married, moved away, etc.).  When I came back to California - we struck up our friendship as if we had talked the previous day!  She is still my best friend, and has been for 30 years!  Good luck.
1018309
Yes, And I regret that it never worked out.\nIts been years and I still miss everything about her.\nGood and bad.
925266
yes, why not!\nespecially if you do not care about your friend!!!`
1166244
I wouldn't have done that.  I just don't think that's a good enough reason to end a friendship.  If you don't agree with something your friend does then you should be able to ask them not to do it around you.  And if they are a real friend then they won't.\n\nThat goes for everything.  Cussing, drinking, talking about politics, or whatever.  Friends respect each other's boundaries.\n\nSounds like she needs a friend right now too with her legal troubles.
1163025
Whatever you do you should handle it calmly and spare his feelings. Because right now like you said he hasn't gone too far but yes if you fear it will go beyond what you want it to be then is best to resolve it quickly. handle this face to face and be strong about it. Tell him that you feel that your friendship with him seems a little too personal and it makes you feel bad and you do not want to feel bad at all. That you cherish the friendship but it will never be anything but a friendship. If he can not understand or accept it then I suggest you end it completely.
753308
No.  If you do decide to keep in touch, the friendship is never the same again because you're always careful not to say too much to them.  I have a friend like that.  We were inseparable for years until she blabbed to the last person I wanted to know what she said.  She apologized and I know she is truly sorry, but being drunk at the time doesn't make it okay.  We still speak, but only occasionally, and never like before.
216869
that happened to me before too.\ni really like one of my close guyfriends(and he found out. one of my friends told him). but he was dating this other girl, who's one of my closest girl friends. it really sucked. but then after i stopped liking him. we still continued being good friends.
369260
I've done that...\nThat means No, she doesn't like you on that way.\nBut I'm sure you really good Friends.\nEnjoy the Friendship if you think is worth it.
547130
Decide how important of a friend this person is, if it is a very important friendship apologize to them even though you have done nothing wrong, if the friendship is not too important just let it go and maybe this person will get over it!
582473
hi, i was once like you or some thing like you. all i wanted in the world is not to loss my friend that i had before i did the worse thing ask her to be something different then that and the truth was she did not like it. i feel like being a friend was more important and i would help her and i will help her as long as it does not pass the lines of friendship. if you can get over what she has done why not be a friend even if she will never give it all up this is due to the fact that you are a better person if you don't hold hate to that person. but if you feel like she does not like it, you being a friend, then you should back off due to the fact that that's the best move that you can do as a friend. so yeah i do say that its OK to be a friend of your EX and forgive her but also see if it will be good for you and her. if you feel like it is wrong then don't if she feels weird about it then don't otherwise go for it\n\n               kfh king
658975
"Will they ever accept me like the once did?" - No, you have broken their trust and hurt their friend. He has feelings for you and may forgive you, however you will have broken his trust as well. While you may be able to have a relationship with him, it will never be "like it was".
227086
maybe you just need some time out from your friend, if they have been a good friend you should try and maintain that friendship... be careful about your decision in whether you no longer want the friendship, you could regret it later... like I said time out, you need a break, see how you feel then