This started back in 11th grade. I transferred to a new school and, being naturally introverted, I rarely talked to anyone at first. Eventually, I fell into a mixed friend group. Initially, I only hung out with the guys, but then "Girl 1" reached out. We became close, and she introduced me to "Girl 2" (they had already been best friends for 7 years) and "Girl 3," who was also new.
Girl 3 and I got really close and ended up dating, but we kept our relationship a secret from the rest of the group. Meanwhile, I became incredibly close with Girl 1 and Girl 2—they became my absolute best friends.
Fast forward to our first year of college. We were all in different cities and attending different schools. Girl 3 and I ended up breaking up due to communication problems.
Out of nowhere, Girl 1 and Girl 2 called me to tell me they were both in new relationships and excitedly showed me their boyfriends. I was genuinely happy for them! Since we were sharing relationship news, I decided to finally come clean and told them that I had been secretly dating Girl 3 and that we had recently broken up. They were a bit surprised, but that seemed to be the end of it.
Day by day, Girl 1 and Girl 2 started talking to me less and less. I understood that they were busy with their new relationships and college life, but then they started breaking their word. We would make plans to meet up, and they would suddenly cancel. We even had a pact to call each other at least once a week, but whenever I called, they never picked up, and they never initiated calls either. This slow fade lasted for an entire year.
I finally reached my boiling point. I was hurt and just wanted to know why my best friends were shutting me out. I admit I nagged them about it. After a lot of pushing, Girl 1 finally told me that her boyfriend doesn't like her talking to me, and then she blocked me on all platforms.
In a moment of desperation, I tried to call her using a friend's phone to figure out what was happening. She blocked that number too, and sent a final message telling me to "stay in your limits, if not it might not end well."
Shortly after, Girl 2 started acting the exact same way. In a text message, she just told me not to talk to her and abruptly blocked me, without ever giving me a real reason.
I can accept that I might have crossed a line by pushing for answers and calling from another phone, but all I was trying to do was salvage a years-long friendship with my best friends.
Am I wrong for trying to keep my friendship with them?