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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2013-05-11 03:33 pm

[ SECRET POST #2321 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2321 ⌋

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(Anonymous) 2013-05-12 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I know it gets hard to reply to letters sometimes, but that friend of yours sounds like a legitimately good friend. You don't get people like that who still actively remember who you are years later. Not talking to him anymore is probably your loss. But...

Please consider how he might be feeling worried or so forth over your disappearance. I had an IRL friend who moved away and disappeared on everyone she knew here, even going as far as to completely disappear from the internet as well. She didn't reply to any of our texts or calls or anything, and after a while I was starting to think she was suicidal, or perhaps even ill or passed away, and I wouldn't ever know what happened and if I could have done anything about it. It made me feel terrible. Her replying to my texts one day and exchanging only just a *few* words just felt like such a relief. Your friend may not expect you to reply with a huge long personal letter or whatever. Just a few simple words, an acknowledgement that you're still alive and OK, even if your priorities have changed and you may not have time to be that active on the forum again, would be all he could hope for.

Don't think people are constantly *expecting* something from you-- that's when things go from "fun" to becoming "work". Being more considerate of what others are feelings, and don't put made up words or expectations in their mouths. I'm sure you'll feel a lot more relieved on your end after you reestablish even just a brief contact with him. Think of it this way-- you stayed away for years and it's not like your feelings about this subject changed for the better; if anything, you let it fester and get worse. What's the worst that can happen if you reach out again? It doesn't sound like he'll get angry at you. What's the best thing that can happen? You guys become cordial, or even become good friends again.