Wow, I felt that story you told deeply. I've written before here about losing a dear close friend over our differences in politics (she left me in the rudest most meanest way......calling me a nasty name and hanging up on me). I guess some of us need close friendships and what that required (a mutual desire to connect) and some could care less or the relationship is one sided and all about them. I "broke up" with my best friend of 25+ years long after she moved away and I was the one initiating contact. I hated to end the friendship but I couldn't do all the heavy lifting of what it took to maintain a friendship by myself. I wrote her a letter telling her how I felt, she called me and we talked about it and she admitted she wasn't being a good friend to me (no excuses) but I had confronted her several times about this same issue. Anyway, eventually she passed away and I was very saddened by her death and the fact that she just couldn't/wouldn't give our friendship the attention it required. I'm 67, I have a few friends, some far away, and even fewer that live in Houston where I am but the few I have I cherish. People can be so weird and get so complacent thinking that a relationship takes care of itself. Well, like any true relationship, it does take work, attention, care to maintain it or else it will die. Thanks for your video.

You can tell when an old friend isn’t interested anymore. I’m not begging to stay in touch. Like Louise says, “ Let them go and love yourself!”❤😊

I had some so called friends that sure didn't act like friends. I hope to make better choices now.

So appreciate your insight and taking the time to share your story too. I’m so glad we are all starting to talk about this. Sounds like you made a hard decision but you did it fairly. Sometimes we don’t get the answer we hoped for. Friendship takes a lot of work and it’s a lonely confusing feeling when your friend isn’t as invested .

I so appreciate your self disclosure. You sharing your experiences normalize experiences we have and may be ashamed of. Thank you for the advice. Love the new hair cut and highlights, too!

There's a saying: Friends for a reason; friends for a season; friends for life...I've had all 3.

We’re adults - not 10 years old. Best friends are not for adults and, friendship takes and needs time

The same standards that we apply to romantic relationships we should also apply to friendships. And it just takes time to get to know people.

This is so good Laura! Thank you for sharing. A couple of years ago I had a similar painful experience. Looking back the love bombing came at a time when I was feeling vulnerable. It filled a void. I found out when I was deep into the relationship that she had done a similar thing to her previous friends. As soon as I was no use to her anymore for reasons I will never know, she was on the hunt for a new supply.😟 The betrayal of trust was something that took a long time to recover from.