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    Tickets to the crazy train

    So those of you who know my history know the drama I had with my ex FWB now friend.

    In a nutshell he got angry at me for the most obscure reason and ‘ghosted’ me for a week ,it hurt me, a lot, and triggered abandonment issues etc. He tried to come back but knowing how much I was hurt by his actions, I knew I was way more invested than I should have been, we had been sleeping together for close to a year at that point. I told him I wasnt interested in anything less than dating and no hard feelings if he wasn’t on the same page, he said he understood and that was that, I healed and moved on.

    Since we had mutual friends we still ran into each other roughly every month or so, so out of necessity ( it’s not our friends fault we crossed that line) we kinda let bygones be bygones, after a while as hurt egos faded we became close again. Before we were close but there was also sex involved which super confusing for me. So it’s been nice to have him around platonically without the emotional...confusion... we text multiple times a week, chat on the phone every now and then, I get advice from him, he gives me pep talks, I do the same.

    Since I give advice here enough I kinda recognize the need to add that I recognize he’s kinda been an emotional crutch for me on multiple levels. One of our other friends asked what I was going to do once he finally started dating someone and I couldn’t really answer. No I’m not in love with him and he’s not in love with me, but I like having him there as an ear. Something about previously sleeping with someone you’re now friends with, it makes it a whole lot easier to be vulnerable about things. also won’t lie, the fact that he hasn’t gotten into a relationship or even dated anyone else, at least as far as I know, kinda keeps my ego fed. But on the flip side ignoring my own advice about finding joy in failures, I know that once he does get into a relationship, my ego is going to take a hit.

    On to the event that’s led me to post:

    So I’m up late and I get a text from him, not completely out of the ordinary so didn’t surprise me, it says ‘wake up’ I text back ‘ I am up’ he texts back ‘ I’m on my way over’ I text back ‘ for what?!?!’ Im under the impression he’s joking, again we haven’t slept with each other since things ended, so I end up dozing off, next thing I know I’m being woken up by the sound of my door knob jiggling, I jump up thinking someone’s either drunk and at the wrong door or is trying to break in, I yell out hello? The jiggling stops then it starts again, at the point I’m more awake and kinda put two and two together. I call him and say ‘that better not be you at my door dude’, he responds ‘it is let me in.’ I yell ‘ are you kidding me? Leave now!’ I hang up my phone and go lay back down, pretty shaken up to be honest, I’m assuming he must have been at one of our friends house drinking, my house is between our friends and his.

    A few minutes after I lay down I get a barrage of texts:

    BYE.
    We can’t be friends anymore after this.
    Don’t contact me ever again.

    Obviously I didn’t respond, the whole thing really bothered me though.

    So today I’m fully expecting him to text/call me to apologize because I’m assuming he was drunk.

    No text, no call.

    I’m pissed.


    I’m not writing to ask ‘why did he do that?’ or ‘why isn’t he calling’ I already know drunk and embarrassed and/or prideful, and that’s not ok with me.

    I’m writing because I’m angry and A.) I need to be walked off the ledge and B.) I think I need to cut ties from him and I need help finding the strength to do it. Also, my insecurity is rearing it’s ugly head. Due to our history again he is triggering me big time. I’m thinking I did something wrong, maybe he wasn’t drunk, logically I know I didn’t but the urge to call and yell or contact him to force an apology is strong even though I know that would be idiotic.

    So come on guys knock some sense into me, this is just messy and I hate messy. I was having a perfectly uneventful and mellow weekend, I didn’t ask for tickets to the crazy train, at least I don’t think I did, I guess allowing myself to get close again would be my first class ticket huh?

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    I’m confused why you didn’t let him in if he’s a friend. Couldn’t he be hurt too? Letting him in doesn’t mean anything has to happen - but you could at least talk before having him return home

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    There is really only one reason to show up at someone’s house at or past bedtime. Sex. His pride is hurt I would just let him go.

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    On some level you don't trust his intentions, which is why I think you turned him away. Fair. You're relationship is confusing and he overstepped a boundary. I think you asserted yourself appropriately (and wonderfully, I might add). He was the drunk one who decided to just show up at your house without an invite, so it is 100% on him to explain and/or apologize. My first guess would be that he wanted a booty call and figured you'd be game, and his ego is bruised.

    In my opinion, he can just deal with that. You offered a relationship, he declined, and you had the decency to stay friends with the man. If he's not going to respect you or care about your feelings, it might be time to retract that friendship.

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    Mustlovedogs that’s where my second guessing myself is coming in. What if he wasn’t drunk and actually needed to talk, but then why not just say that?

    Like Sera said, kinda obvious what he was after, which he wouldn’t attempt sober, which is why I’m assuming he was drunk.

    I’m like 80% sure he was trying to get laid. But that other 20 is causing me to overthink which I HATE! ugh.

    Yep think it’s time to end the friendship.

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    Thanks SGH, that’s just what I needed to hear!

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    A few minutes after I lay down I get a barrage of texts:

    BYE.
    We can’t be friends anymore after this.
    Don’t contact me ever again.
    As someone who truly appreciates you and your insight around here, I'd like to thank him for sparing you the trouble (well... at least as much as he could after the initial event).

    I've acted plenty a mess while drunk before, but that is absolutely nuts to show up at a woman's place uninvited, regardless of whether he'd announced. And rattling your door knob trying to get in? That's some horror movie **** right there-- and if not that, at the very least stalker-ex Lifetime movie material. That would trigger anyone.

    In short, f*ck that guy.

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    I agree the guy was creepy, and I don’t think you behaved unreasonably, but it feels like you wanted to let him in and decided to exert some power or something and not do it. Which is fine - but, not letting someone in would be a kiss of death to a friendship IMO

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    Different spin, but the fact he allowed himself to become so emotional -- this can't work, don't ever contact me again -- suggests his feelings run deeper than just friends.

    Way deeper, beyond friendship and/or sexual attraction.

    Same as yours which is quite obvious too imo.

    Yes the drunk dialing and showing up at your door was super dumb, but who thinks clearly when we're in love (yes love) and drunk?

    I thought this right off the bat when reading your original post. He's in love with you!

    What do you actually want with this guy fio?

    I bet he would say your actions/words have been confusing too!

    I think in his mind, he felt rejected by you, you hurt him too.
    Last edited by katrina1980; 02-02-2019 at 09:50 PM.

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    I agree with the others that it was not ok at all to show up at your place like that at that time no matter what - certainly if he'd texted that he was in some sort of trouble or distress and asked to see you something could have been worked out perhaps but -and I am a bit biased on this - it's never appropriate to just show up - I don't care if it's a woman or man - in that way and at that time and by jiggling your door, etc. He also needs to be mature enough to communicate with you about it IMO.

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