5. Face to Face
My best friend from high school. I flew out to where he lived on three occasions over an eight year span, spending thousands of dollars on meals and flights to hang out with him. He never once flew in to see me.
When I got married, he skipped my wedding. I would text him to check in on him occasionally — and he would never text back. About two years ago, I wrote to him to ask if he’d be interested in attending a class reunion with our other mutual friend. I saw that he read the message but decided not to write back. I felt like a fool for even trying.
After a month or so, I removed him as a LinkedIn connection, a Facebook friend, and deleted his number. He clearly didn’t value our friendship as much as I did. It’s shame since some of the best memories in high school were spent with him and the rest of our small social circle, things I still laugh about and that still meant a lot to me.