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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 188266" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">No, Heather, you're not being silly at all. Unlike some, I am a believer that the relationship is in the past for a reason.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">I had a friend and when we were in our late teens, early 20s', we were roomies twice. Then life happened, we went our separate ways. After a few years, we made contact again and I ended up being her daughter's babysitter. Eventually, I decided to leave my exh and we decided to become roomies again...I was thinking, "Well, she's a mother now, we've both grown up, etc." Wrong. She was the same person she always was: selfish, an alcoholic, and bitter. It lasted two years and then, like a real separation, she went her way and I went mine. I have never looked back. I think of her from time to time, but I get over the urge to be her friend again. I once visited her mom (great lady!) and she gave me all the contact information for her daughter and I just tucked it away. I have no desire to go backwards and revisit that friendship. But that's me.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">I did look up a friend I hadn't seen in about 20 years when I was in FL for the hurricanes in 2005. It was nice and fun, but again, no interest in maintaining that relationship from my 20's. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Go with your gut and if a superficial cordial relationship is all you can handle, then it is what it is. You will know.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 188266, member: 2211"] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]No, Heather, you're not being silly at all. Unlike some, I am a believer that the relationship is in the past for a reason.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]I had a friend and when we were in our late teens, early 20s', we were roomies twice. Then life happened, we went our separate ways. After a few years, we made contact again and I ended up being her daughter's babysitter. Eventually, I decided to leave my exh and we decided to become roomies again...I was thinking, "Well, she's a mother now, we've both grown up, etc." Wrong. She was the same person she always was: selfish, an alcoholic, and bitter. It lasted two years and then, like a real separation, she went her way and I went mine. I have never looked back. I think of her from time to time, but I get over the urge to be her friend again. I once visited her mom (great lady!) and she gave me all the contact information for her daughter and I just tucked it away. I have no desire to go backwards and revisit that friendship. But that's me.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]I did look up a friend I hadn't seen in about 20 years when I was in FL for the hurricanes in 2005. It was nice and fun, but again, no interest in maintaining that relationship from my 20's. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]Go with your gut and if a superficial cordial relationship is all you can handle, then it is what it is. You will know.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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