u/Confident_Belt783

About a year and a half ago, a close friend of mine passed away. i didn’t go out, or do anything other than going to work. I called my bestfriend and let them know what happened. the following days, they checked in with me to see how i was doing. but it eventually faded off and they stopped talking to me unless i started the conversation. I got invited to hang out with them a month later, and i went but i was pretty sad so i didn’t say a lot.

They eventually stopped reaching out to me and stopped inviting me to do things with them. I got pretty upset about not being invited to things anymore. I reached out to them about why we haven’t talked and they just told me that they didn’t know what to say. although i was just looking to have a normal conversation about life, or things going on. or just a "hey!"

a year and a half later, we haven’t actually talked in months. they don’t reach out anymore and it takes them a day or longer for them to respond to me, if I do reach out. I understand that people have busy lives, but it still upsets me. I tried to talk to them about it, but nothing has changed.

im not looking for help with the grief itself, as i have worked through that. me mentioning my friends passing was because thats when the distance started. i’m just looking to have that friendship that i had before dealing the the grief.

i’ve been friends with them for years, and apart of me wants to just let it fade off. but i’m having a hard time letting that friendship go.

any advice?

About a year and a half ago, a close friend of mine passed away. i didn’t go out, or do anything other than going to work. I called my bestfriend and let them know what happened. the following days, they checked in with me to see how i was doing. but it eventually faded off and they stopped talking to me unless i started the conversation. I got invited to hang out with them a month later, and i went but i was pretty sad so i didn’t say a lot.

They eventually stopped reaching out to me and stopped inviting me to do things with them. I got pretty upset about not being invited to things anymore. I reached out to them about why we haven’t talked and they just told me that they didn’t know what to say. although i was just looking to have a normal conversation about life, or things going on. or just a "hey!"

a year and a half later, we haven’t actually talked in months. they don’t reach out anymore and it takes them a day or longer for them to respond to me, if I do reach out. I understand that people have busy lives, but it still upsets me. I tried to talk to them about it, but nothing has changed.

i’ve been friends with them for years, and apart of me wants to just let it fade off. but i’m having a hard time letting that friendship go.

any advice?

edit: im not looking for help with the grief itself, as i have worked through that. me mentioning that was because thats when the distance started. i’m just looking to have that friendship that i had before dealing the the grief.

About a year and a half ago, a close friend of mine passed away. i didn’t go out, or do anything other than going to work. I called my bestfriend and let them know what happened. the following days, they checked in with me to see how i was doing. but it eventually faded off and they stopped talking to me unless i started the conversation. I got invited to hang out with them a month later, and i went but i was pretty sad so i didn’t say a lot.

They eventually stopped reaching out to me and stopped inviting me to do things with them. I got pretty upset about not being invited to things anymore. I reached out to them about why we haven’t talked and they just told me that they didn’t know what to say. although i was just looking to have a normal conversation about life, or things going on. or just a "hey!"

a year and a half later, we haven’t actually talked in months. they don’t reach out anymore and it takes them a day or longer for them to respond to me, if I do reach out. I understand that people have busy lives, but it still upsets me. I tried to talk to them about it, but nothing has changed.

i’ve been friends with them for years, and apart of me wants to just let it fade off. but i’m having a hard time letting that friendship go.

any advice?

edit: im not looking for help with the grief itself, as i have worked through that. me mentioning that was because thats when the distance started. i’m just looking to have that friendship that i had before dealing the the grief.