Originally Posted by Mojo

I've always been irritated to no end by people who ignore me, or pick me up and drop me whenever its convenient for them. Basically if someone doesn't wish to commit to a friendship, or just doesn't like me, and they never give that impression then I'm perfectly ****ing happy with that. However I know too many people who are happy to give that impression when they need something, and then pretend they never met me when they don't. What annoys me the most is I've always tended to allow these people to keep coming and going, appearing and disappearing.

This weekend I had encounters with two people like this. Both went very differently. One lad I used to work with, didn't see him for a few months when I left, during which time he split up with his girlfriend. He got back in touch, we grabbed a few pints on occasion, I helped him with things on about three different occasions, which included helping him to move house, then he met someone else and ignored me whenever I tried to make contact with him again. This weekend I bumped into him and he sparked up a conversation with me. I said hello, I shook his hand, and told him I would very much appreciate it if he just doesn't bother in the future, that I don't particularly wish to remain friends with him, and goodbye.

There is also a girl I have known for several years now. Way back when we used to hang out a lot, very frequently. I was quite into her at this time. We drifted apart, we saw each other much less frequently. She is very rarely single. Its always been the case. After three separate break-ups, it became very clear that I would only see her each time she was dumped. I would make her feel better about herself, give her a little bit of an ego boost, sometimes a rebound, and of course then I wouldn't see her again when she met someone else. Someone told me during the week she had just split up with her last serious boyfriend, and so I waited. Knowing what to expect. She texted me today. I deleted both the message and her number.

I'm either growing a spine or I'm just getting to an age where I'm getting more comfortable saying exactly whats on my mind.