That one friend....

DancingK
Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:36:32 +0000

(Am I the only one who thought that a friend called A sending weird text messages was kind of funny? Yes?)

Well, like someone said, I hope you’re exaggerating a bit about what she’s telling you- if she is seriously threatening to kill herself, that’s a very different matter and I would hope that you could show a bit more empathy and understanding to someone dealing with depression.

If she’s just a bit of a debbie downer, then yes, I’ve had several friends like that. I was sick of their constant pessimism and negativity- they would get worked up over little things then complain about how terrible their life was if something didn’t end up working out. I eventually just moved on completely, and tried to subtly hint that I would not enjoy their company any longer.
You said you haven’t seen her in several years, so it shouldn’t be too hard to just stop answering her texts. Let her know that you’ll be there to talk if she has a serious problem, but give an excuse like “Oh, I’ve limited my texting plan so I can’t send as many messages”. If all else fails, pull the classic trick reply “Error 0483, this user has opted not to receive messages from phone number [girl’s number]”. Works every time ;)