I want to end a friendship because i'm no longer interested in them

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I have an online friend I've had for a while- but I'm honestly no longer interested in continuing this friendship I have with him. Part of this is because I've discovered that I just don't want the trouble of having online friends anymore, and the age difference between us has always made me uncomfortable. The problem is, he really adores me and honestly cares about me- I just don't feel the same way, and I know I should feel more awful about not caring about him as much as he cares about me, but I don't- I honestly don't.

I know it's unfair to him if I continue this friendship because I don't treat him like a real, offline friend.

Also: I know he's not a rapist, or any creep online- he has never once asked for any perverted pictures of me, and our conversations don't move into that territory. We've also never spoken on skype or on a cellphone, so I have no idea what he sounds like, or looks like (He's never sent me a picture of himself because he doesn't know how to transfer pictures off his camera onto the computer). None of us have brought up the topic; and I honestly don't want to get on that level of communicating with him offline.

This is more of a "help me, i need advice" post than a typical is it normal post- how do I end this friendship? I feel trapped because I know it's cruel to out of the blue end a one-sided friendship, but I'm just so not interested in this person that obviously likes me, it's not even funny.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    Please don't end it..... I love you :(

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  • KnightNigelWellingtonXXI
    11 years ago

    Just drift apart and don't say anything. It won't work on British guys however. I have warned you.

    Signed,
    Knight Nigel Wellington XXI

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  • shuggy-chan
    11 years ago

    Im sorry gosh! hahhahaha

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      11 years ago

      If you don't have anything constructive to say, then don't take the time the post a worthless reply.

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  • jaystrong
    6 years ago

    Next time you two talk online tell him it's your mom writing and that you died in a horrific car crash!
    Ok, joking about that.
    Just let it slow and then stop answering him.

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  • blackstreetboy
    11 years ago

    Some friendships eventually end, sadly. Even if you really like a friend of yours, something might drift you apart. Now, if someone can't even transer pictures from a camera to a computer, I'm sure he's still a kid and probably immature, and immature people contribute nothing to your life, believe me.

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  • chole
    11 years ago

    A little "I am sorry, I don't reciprocate your feelings and won't contact you ever again." should work.

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  • NotFloydzie
    11 years ago

    I've ended friendships like these before. You can either do two things: Stop talking to him until you two just drift apart. Or, you can tell him that you're going through something and need time alone to think for yourself. It's not an easy process if you feel bad for them.

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