How do I deal with a break up with a long time best friend, who decides to end a friendship?

I'am going through a friendship breakup with my one of my best friends of 10 years. He didn't say to me he wanted to end our friendship, he just gave me clues to figure it out, ie.) deleted me from his network list, chat list, talks very little with me, or doesn't make time to hang out with me. This is something I have speculated for months.





I don't know the true reasons why he chose to do this, and I have tried to ask him, but he either doesn't reply to me or denies it. I've narrowed it down to a few possiblities, and have apologized to him, and tried everything to save the friendship, but nothing.





I'am very crushed by his decision to end our friendship, but also shocked that he would do this. We've been friends since High School -- we've been through so much together; we've helped each other out in our times of need, and had many good memories together. Yeah, our friendship has slowly declined in the last 2 years, but I never would imagine he would do this. Any help? :-(How do I deal with a break up with a long time best friend, who decides to end a friendship?
I can tell from your message that you are very hurt about the breakup of this friendship. But it sounds like you've already reached out to him in every way (including apologizing when you're not sure you did anything wrong) with no response. You'll find in life that friends come and go. Just let this one go for now. It's very possible that sometime down the road of life, he'll reach out to you again. In the meantime, treasure the here and now and welcome in new friendships.How do I deal with a break up with a long time best friend, who decides to end a friendship?
I think it's time for you to move on and just meet someone else because I've read that most people who are friends since they were in kindergarten together are more likely to last longer then friends who start being best friends in High School. Just tell him that you wish him the best and bit by bit delete a little piece of him everyday by keeping busy.
I can actually answer this from experience, because a few years back I did a few things that almost ended a good friendship I had. I thought it had ended the friendship, and it was really hard to deal with that for some time.


In the end I was fortunate enough that my friend's brothers and another of his mates (who also knew me) went in to bat for me, saying that the friendship this guy and I had was worth more than a few silly mistakes. I didn't even know they had done this until my friend contacted me and we started communicating again. Now we are great friends again, all past transgressions forgiven.


I know that won't be much consolation to you, but it shows that things have a funny, and often unexpected, way of working out for the better. As difficult as it may be you might just have to let go and see what happens, 'bugging' them won't change their mind. Take that from someone who has tried the tactic.
maybe you should talk to this person and see what they say about the whole thing. their could be more to this situation than you think
It is crushing to lose a long time friendship/relationship. I think you need to back away and give him his space. If you are clingy right now and looking for answers - this might be too much for your friend, who will push you further away. Everything has a season - friendships come and go. You need to find a new focus.
Bummer! This happened to me when I was in high school, After a few years I found out that my former friend was going through a mental illness. Anyway, you may never know why, but life goes on. Stuff happens. He decided to break it off, so you just have to respect his decision. It probably is not something you did, or you should feel sorry for. But you might ask another of his friends if he knows why. Other than that, stiff upper lip, chin up, and go on with your life. Good Luck!!
It is a bad thing to be ignored and done wrong by a friend. If you don't find out any true reasons why... I know that it is hard but you will and you have to move on. You don't want to get to the point of it being a really negative situation ie fussing at one another and posting crazy stuff about one another.


It may be hard, but move on and pray for him that everything is OK. Maybe he will come around later on. Sometimes they come back and explain later.
This a common situation. I met my first love in High School, we stayed together from age 16 to 30. People grow apart, become un-interested, move in different direction. it happens in sexual relationships as well as friendship. Its easy to avoid someone then to explain why they led up to the feelings to let the relationship dissolve. You yourself said it has declined in the past two years-though that doesn't help the hurt, its a fact of life, and happens often. No one is obligated to maintain a friendship with anyone. I am sorry you hurt, its not easy to make new friends. Chin up sweetie!
just simply ask her,do you have a boyfriend cause I wanna invite you out if thats fine with you,,if not ill understand,I just find you very interesting thats why I wanna ask you out
Well it was pretty cowardly to end the friendship this way....and I assume this is a boy friend, girl friend friendship? My guess was that he was figuring out your feelings for each other were changing....since you say you are very crushed, perhaps he was coming to mean more to you...and he sensed that.





Some guys just take the cowardly way out....not very nice...and not very mature....he was trying to save your feelings and instead made it worse.





Obviously, things have been changing. Don't make it worse by continuing to try to connect with him. you have apologized.





He evidently wants to make some new relationship...may even have a person in mind. Sometime friends have to just back off and if you are truly a friend you will want what is best to make him happy.





Perhaps your friendship was no longer to him, what it was to you. And also perhaps after a period of time, you may be able to talk to him again....but don't try to keep this going. It won't help.
hay dude ? what did ya do bang his old lady.that's about the only thing that would make break it off with a Friend of 10 years.that and if he snitched me out to the cops.but i have ways side ya can **** ya Friends on 1 hand.all the rest are just people ya know.