I 19M am wondering if I should reach out to an old friend also 19M
I 19M had an online friend also 19M that I was very close with for several years. Towards the end of our friendship, we were both struggling with our mental health. I became very distant and didn't put enough effort into the relationship, which led to us talking less and less.
One day, after we hadn't spoken for about a week, I tried to message them only to find they had removed me as a friend. I wanted to respect their decision and avoid intruding, so I didn't look for other ways to contact them and tried to move on.
It has been about two years since then, and I’m having a hard time resisting the urge to reach back out. I want to see if they are doing okay, but I also don't want to remind them of a difficult time in their life or bring back unwanted memories. I’m just not sure what to do. Would reaching out to them be a mistake?