how to get over a former friemd

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how to get over a former friemd

okay so ill try my best to keep this as simple as possible, its been nearly two years and I'm still angry with my former best friend.

Its like a break up with your partner or something.. we were best friends from high school and was always compared to as sisters.
We got on great, occasionally we'd both get on each others nerves and need space, all normal I assumed.
Anyways, roughly 2 years ago she just stopped talking to me. there was this petty thing where one of our mates had a 30th, a group of all our friends put in to get her a gift. nobody included this girl, it came out on the night that we had all put in for a gift and some how fell on my shoulders that I was the person responsible for not including her. Even though the other people have all said we are all to blame, not just me. I apologized for not including her and sincerely meant it.

After this, some months had passed, Id seen her a couple of times to which she clearly, and embarrassedly ignored me. So I thought fine, left it longer.
A group of our best mates all went out for dinner one night and she was happy to see me and chatty, so me being open and honest, hit her up, asking why she hasn't spoken to me and why she is angry - in a nice way, I was happy to see her and happy she was happy to see me too.
To which she replied, "I don't think we are meant to be as good as friends as what we are"
Umm shocked, I replied "well sure, we do get under each others skin, I get that.."
and she replied again with "we don't even see each that often though"
Then another friend interrupted us thinking it was getting awkward.
I was so hurt, how hard was it to simply come and tell me this, or send me a text/letter, we'd been best friends for 10 years at that point.
there was some more conversation after that and pretty much to some it up she doesn't want to be friends.

After some soul searching I decided she was right, I really don't like the person she is and agree we aren't meant to be friends. She holds me to such a high standard that anything I do pisses her off (she has admitted this to another friend too, that if someone else where to do something it'd be fine but if I did, she'd be annoyed)
I've also stopped being her friend in the past, due to her actions. Its such a long story but she borrowed my car (had 2) for couple of months, while I paid insurance and repayments on it. only to return it with a massive dent that she wasn't going to tell me about until I pointed it out.
She also hooked up with one of our best friends partners, they have a kid together and everything. She never told our friend, I never did either, I couldn't break up that home because of someone elses stupid actions. I regret that so much, to this day I feel she should know but could never tell her.

She has done other things too and I totally agree, I don't want this person in my life anymore. So I have blocked and deleted her number but of course because we have the same best friends so we still run into each other.
She also dated my partners friend so she knows people in that cirlcle too.. ANNNDDD she is moving a suburb over from me too, so its hard to get away.

I seen her on the weekend, she walks up and gives me a hug and says hello, I'm think WTF you don't want to be friends, why you hugging me?? I'm fine with formals but no need to act like we best mates.

I don't know, how do I let this anger go? I'm a good person and from what shes said to other people about me seems Ive made the right choice to let this friendship go. But why am I so irriated, upset still?? I feel like Ive been nothing but a good person, a good friend, I gave her a second chance even when I didn't want to and now I look like the bitch that doesn't want to speak to her.

I have a lot of good people in my life, friends and family and am so thankful for them all and have some really good friends to lean on and who are there for me. so there is no void that needs to be filled or anything.
How do I let this go, I don't want to be a pissed off person everytime I run into her, I'm thankful we aren't friends anymore.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated xxx
Ps sorry if this sounds like high school drama, I admit I'm a lot older and steer clear well away from all drama these days!

Posted in:  Relationships & Marriage, Mental Health, Sisterhood Stories

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Anonymous

Toxic friendships are the hardest to move on from. You compromised your own morals in order to remain friends with you so when she dumped you it makes you feel sick and angry because you put so much of yourself aside.
But honestly it's time to get yourself some counselling you should have moved past it by now.

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Anonymous

Yes I agree with this.
You realise she wasn't good for you, so put it in the memories basket and keep moving forward. It will be hard if she's still around, but setting your own boundaries doesn't make you a bitch. Be polite, but if you're not on hugging terms, don't hug her. Take some of your power back.

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Stacey Ann

Do you know why you care, and why its on your mind?
Because you are obviously a good person, you never intentionally hurt anyones feelings and you overthink how others feel about you. Well thats my guess, anyways.
Easiest thing is to treat it like a breakup. When your out with your mutual friends dont ask about her or even get stuck talking about it. You need to move on, be polite in public and nothing more.

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Anonymous

I was/am in a similar situation. My best friend sent nude pics to my husband and blamed me (because I clearly ruined my marriage). Therapy for months didn't help, and she never acknowledged her role in the issue. I don't blame you for being angry, hurt and confused. Neither my husband nor I want anything to do with her but still she persists. Saddest of all, our kids were best friends and as they don't go to school together, their friendship ended too.
I think if you thank her (silently and in her absence is fine) for the friendship that you had, and honour the memories you shared, that will help you let go.

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Anonymous

I think it's the total unfairness and 2-faced behaviour that really rankles - I had a similar experience with a work subordinate who I bent over backwards to help & encourage when her personal dramas were heavily affecting her work, and then after I left for a new job she claimed her poor performance was because I'd been secretly bullying her! As I no longer worked there I never got to give my side of the story and she moved interstate shortly after. When I found out (months later) I was so totally astounded and angry about the unfairness of it for years, and worse, I felt embarrassed about the accusation even though I knew it was completely untrue! I've finally been able to let go and chalk it up to experience and some people just being shitheads, but it did take a long time to lose that frustration.

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