Me and my babe are going to the festival for the fifth time and usually we've taken one or two days in Brussels afterwards. Now I'd like to go somewhere else, take a train into some nice town or city for two nights. Do you have any recommendations?
I (34) had a childhood friend (34) for 25 years that stopped communicating with me 4 years ago. It started as a withdrawal which ended with her saying she would meet up with me after she was done moving, in my hometown btw. I never heard from her again, even though we live in the same town, have children in the same age and even work in similar careers. If my child wants to start practicing the sport her child practices, they would be on the same practice, where parents are very much involved. Our workplaces also connect and few times a month I have work related meetings with her coworkers and few times a year I go to meetings in her workplace. So, many opportunities to awkwardly bump into each other.
Anyway, for some reason I can't think of she decided she didn't want to continue our friendship BUT she won't miss a story I post on my social media. She's always one of the first to watch it and I maybe post once or twice a week. She won't react and doesn't like my posts, not even big life events. No birthday wishes either. I won't watch her stories and stopped liking her posts when I realized she had stopped liking mine.
It bothers me that she chooses to cut contact with me in real life but monitors my posts on social media without any reaction. Should I just remove her? I feel her behavior is some kind of... Not manipulation but some kind of disrespect I've never felt before. Why would she reject me without saying a word after 25 year old friendship but still view my life on social media like that's normal??
I've actually decided to remove her from my social media, I'm just working up the courage, it's emotionally difficult for me to lock the door she closed and I think it makes it extra complicated because of how aspects of our lives are tied. Also I just needed to vent.
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My (34F) childhood friend (34F) ghosted me for unknown reasons 4 years ago. There was no drama or anything, she just stopped communicating with me even when she just moved in my hometown. We lead similar lives and have much in common and nothing ever came up between us that could explain why she choose to withdraw from me. When we have bumped into each other (happened maybe 3 times) we don't catch up, only say hi and nothing else. She always views my stories, is almost always one of the first ones to view them but never responds to them nor my posts, even big life events. I decided last year to stop liking her posts since I felt awkward doing it, she obviously didn't want anything from me. I don't watch her stories either. Still she lurks my stories on the internet, this is called orbiting I just learned.
Every time I see her name in my viewing list it reminds me of her rejection I can't explain. Should I remove her as my follower? What would you do?
My (34F) childhood friend (34F) ghosted me for unknown reasons 4 years ago. There was no drama or anything, she just stopped communicating with me even when she just moved in my hometown. We lead similar lives and have much in common and nothing ever came up between us that could explain why she choose to withdraw from me. When we have bumped into each other (happened maybe 3 times) we don't catch up, only say hi and nothing else. She always views my stories, is almost always one of the first ones to view them but never responds to them nor my posts, even big life events. I decided last year to stop liking her posts since I felt awkward doing it, she obviously didn't want anything from me. I don't watch her stories either. Still she lurks my stories on the internet, this is called orbiting I just learned.
Every time I see her name in my viewing list it reminds me of her rejection I can't explain. Should I remove her as my follower? What would you do?