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DemonicVixen

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I'm heartbroken because we've had 9-10yrs of friendship, she's been there for me when i've needed her, but to hear that she'd told a secret, that i shared in confidence, to someone else, is a massive shock because its not like her. I also must stress that this girl was the ONLY person who knew this secret and how, if it got out, could effect my fiance drastically (seeing as it was HIS secret and he'd trusted in her to keep quite, not go and tell his cousin)...

Anyway, im confused and hurt and have no idea what to do now. I'm already feeling depressed, and to think that for the 1st time, she's actually BLOCKED me, is a massive blow. I feel like hitting out at someone or something just to relive this pain inside. Please can someone give me advice on what i should do now? Seeing as she wont talk to me or answer me.... thanks
 

DemonicVixen

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>.> basically my friend told a massive secret to someone else then deleted and blocked me when i tried 2 confront her so what am i meant 2 do now after 9-10yrs of friendship.
 

Polaris19

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Can I get a condensed version? That is honestly too confusing for me to say much that would be of help.
 

Forgetitnow344

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It's only been a day. Give it some time to blow over and let the pieces fall where they may. Don't just automatically assume your friendship is over. A lot of times, huge crazy scary bad things turn out to be little things.
 

Polaris19

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Ah, k.

I would honestly say you're better off without them as a friend. If she was a true friend she would have respected your wishes and would have kept it to herself.

I know it's tough to lose a friend after so long, but you trusted her and she, in turn, decided it was too much to ask for to keep it secret.

EDIT: I am not saying don't continue to try and fix the friendship, I'm simply stating your friend needs to realize she screwed up and she needs to apologize and make up for it, or at least understand it'll be awhile before you trust her again.
 

Casual Shinji

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One could say friends come and go, but if you still care about her then try to talk it out.

That's all I can say.
 

Jedamethis

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Just wait.
They're probably running away to give them some time to think, they'll be back.
 

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Why don't you try a means of contacting her that can't be easily avoided, i.e. in person. If she's defensive enough to randomly block you, she must realize she is at fault for something, and as such the ball is in her court, and you should let her come crawling to you instead.
 

WaysideMaze

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haha, yep, this is lost on me aswell.

thanks for the condensed version.

try confronting her face to face, instead of via digital means?
a lot more difficult to block someone who's standing less than 2 feet away.
 

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snowplow said:
Your friend has already told you what she thinks of your 10 yr friendship: She told your secret and blocked you. She is no longer your friend.
This. Precisely. Fuck her, and move on. It's going to hurt, of course. You invested a lot of time and feelings into the relationship. But she obviously wasn't worthy of that time. Although, I wonder now what the secret was that she would be compelled to blab it. Whatever, you're better off, and, if she comes crawling back, ... make her work for it.
 

zwober

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id start with the need to know more. what is your intention - do you want to salvage the relationship with your friend - or do you prefer to just lash out and get away from the feelings ?

If you want to salvage the relationship and just dont know where to start, id suggest trying to find the reason for why your friend betrayed/went over your head/didint do what you wanted him/her to do. from there - id start with trying to either salvage or cut the relationship.

A pointer might be to try to talk to the person, not message or mail. its the hardest one to do, but its also the most human way to get to know what thats actually going on. and the doctor says no to hooch prior to meeting.*

Oh, and if you just want to lash out or forget the feelings - i recommend doing some abhorrantly boring house-work (the dishes!) - or just.. go out and take a walk.

Either way, the last resort that might also be the most effective - Destroy the secret - then atleast - you wont have to deal with missing a friend and having to hide from that encounter further on.

Oh, and the * was for a bad joke about "being strong in the force, not in midichlorians".
another bad joke - free of charge.

Virgo-advisor: Deactivated. (still being a bit silly, sorry about that)
 

instantbenz

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her avoiding you seems like she's ashamed and so she'll need time to cope with her regrettable action ... she'll start feeling really bad at some point and probably apologize. If she doesn't seem like a terribly important friend (number of years of friendship makes me think you don't want to throw it away) then throw it away and ignore her.

dependent on age you could easily grow out of her as a friend. people change blah blah
 
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DemonicVixen said:
>.> basically my friend told a massive secret to someone else then deleted and blocked me when i tried 2 confront her so what am i meant 2 do now after 9-10yrs of friendship.
Can you meet up with her face to face? Try confronting her in person about it, and asking why she did it.
 

Duskwaith

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Erm if youve been togeather for 10 years as friends then im sure youve been through worse stuff.

Its all very confusing
 

Kpt._Rob

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She "deleted and blocked" you? I don't like being rude, but, if you've got the sort of friendship that can be ended over the internet then the first thing you ought to do is take this as a lesson. Even with friends you know in real life, the way that people talk over the internet is so different from real life communication that It absolutely has to be regarded differently. If the bulk of your communication occurs online, and if you've got a friendship that can be ended with the click of a button, you should keep these frailties in mind, regarding the relationship with the same distance as the medium through which you communicate suggests. Point being, while there are absolutely exceptions, relationships that are primarily developed and maintained over the internet are rarely as mature or strong as the relationships we develop in person.

Second, if you've got a friend who, when she does something wrong, instead of owning up to what she's done runs away from confrontation, this does not suggest that she's a very mature person to start with. If you've got a secret that has to be kept, well, first off, as you're probably already aware, you shouldn't share it to begin with... but if you do share it, then make sure that the person with whom you share it is mature enough to handle the responsibility of the secret you share.

And finally, you're going to have to be ready to accept the responsibility for your own actions. And trust me when I say this, I know how much that sucks. I've eaten so many of my own words I feel sick sometimes, but part of growing up is learning to face up to your mistakes, and not just that, but to own them. Jeff Garlin once said that when you act like a jerk, if you're going to apologize then you can not make excuses. But, of course, this doesn't just apply to when you act like a jerk, it applies to any mistake that one can make. In this case, a secret was told to someone who, in retrospect, it should not have been told to. Now the consequences of that action have to be lived up to, and depending on the nature of the secret, living up to those consequences could suck big time. But part of life is understanding that thing's aren't always going to be sunshine and lollypops. It'll get bad, but with time it'll get better. Just do your best to deal with the ramifications of the situation, own up to any mistakes you made, and face whatever happens head on.

As for your friend, one of those other unfortunate facts of life, is that there is nothing you can do. People are going to make bad decisions from time to time, some more often than others. Your friend made a bad decision in betraying your trust. But like it or not, you can't change her bad decision, and you can't change her. Really, you've only got two options. You can stay mad, or you can forgive her. I don't think I need to go into too much detail about how forgiving her is the more mature option (as well as being more psychologically healthy), and that if you do forgive her then you've got to really forgive her, there's no going half way and holding the incident as a weapon for the future. That said, even if you do forgive her, also be sure that if you ever do decide to tell her a secret again, you make sure that she's grown up enough to handle it before you do.
 

technoted

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At first I just thought I had suddenly lost my intelligence, then I noticed a fair few other people were just as confused as I am.
 

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DemonicVixen said:
>.> basically my friend told a massive secret to someone else then deleted and blocked me when i tried 2 confront her so what am i meant 2 do now after 9-10yrs of friendship.
Confront her in person?
I assume that if you were close enough to tell her a huge secret you know her in real life.