Did we almost end a friendship over bad communication?
Me and this guy have been online friends for around 1.5 years. Recently we had a misunderstanding and his tone during an argument felt rude to me. I got overwhelmed and texted:
“I cannot tolerate rude tone anymore. Stepping away. Take care.”
He replied:
“You too. Sorry for everything. Bye.”
I left it on seen because I was hurt, but mentally I had already accepted that online friendships eventually end anyway.
After 2 days, he came back and texted:
“Kab tak naraaz rahegi?”
We ended up discussing everything honestly. He apologized a lot and we started talking normally again. A few days later, I brought the issue up again and he explained that when he wrote “bye,” he genuinely thought the friendship was over because I sounded done.
Now I’m confused whether this situation shows healthy communication/repair or if this friendship is becoming emotionally exhausting and overly intense.
Does this dynamic seem fixable or unhealthy long term?