Ah, social networking
So I am on Facebook because much of my family and close friends are on it. I have what seems to be a workable number of friends on it. About half of them are familial, about half not. I have stayed in close touch with one friend from high school and when we friended I got lots of other request from high school friends/acquaintances. I accepted two others and just ignored the rest. Today I got this in my FB mailbox. I have snipped her name from it, but I am just flabbergasted. The very oddest thing is that a mutual friend of ours did some shilling to support her career change from lawyer to Jewish Baltimore columnist and I sent money anonymously!!! So is it just me, or is this WTF?? Or, am I just a bitch???
Dear Lisa:
Hello. I haven't seen you since high school. I hope you are well and happy in your life. I have tried several times to reconnect with you and am a bit surprised that my efforts do not appear to be reciprocated.
Perhaps my memory is faulty, but I thought we graduated high school on good terms.
If not, I hope you will find it in your heart to put the past to rest. Whatever happened between us happened over 30 years ago. I was a very messed up and confused individual who may have done things that hurt other people's feelings without my realizing it (or caring enough to act any differently). If that is what happened with what I thought was our friendship, I am truly sorry. I wish that I could take back a lot of the way I behaved during that time, but I can't. So I hope you will forgive me and move on.
I am now a more enlightened person, better able to maintain good relationships.
I'm withdrawing my friend request, but if you would ever like to reconnect with me, my door is open.
Have a great life,
Dear Lisa:
Hello. I haven't seen you since high school. I hope you are well and happy in your life. I have tried several times to reconnect with you and am a bit surprised that my efforts do not appear to be reciprocated.
Perhaps my memory is faulty, but I thought we graduated high school on good terms.
If not, I hope you will find it in your heart to put the past to rest. Whatever happened between us happened over 30 years ago. I was a very messed up and confused individual who may have done things that hurt other people's feelings without my realizing it (or caring enough to act any differently). If that is what happened with what I thought was our friendship, I am truly sorry. I wish that I could take back a lot of the way I behaved during that time, but I can't. So I hope you will forgive me and move on.
I am now a more enlightened person, better able to maintain good relationships.
I'm withdrawing my friend request, but if you would ever like to reconnect with me, my door is open.
Have a great life,