It's pretty rare that I say this so bluntly, but Ruri? [tornado fang] you. [tornado fang] you in the ass with a splintered bludgeon. I had some degree of respect for you, but your behavior as of late has been absolute bullshit. This is just the topper, here.
Now I realize, we can't all be "perfect" like you... But oh, wait! You're here, on the Internet with the rest of us, aren't you? But instead of trying to be friendly and forming bonds with people, you lash out at people because "it's funny" to [acid burst] people off "text boxes" while typing like a retarded monkey. Well, if that's what passes for "perfection" on the Internet these days, I'd rather keep being a "drama whore" who writes his thoughts out in paragraphs, makes deep, emotional connections with "text boxes," and uses book-style formatting "even for forum posts".
So I say again: [tornado fang] you, Ruri. [tornado fang] you and get lost. Nobody likes you. Online or off.
Back to the topic of my ex-friend:
Some people make friends over the Internet because they want to. Others do because they have to. Not everyone can be Mr. or Ms. Popularity in real life, and so they form bonds with people on the Internet.
I am one of these kinds of people.
I like people. I really do. I love people, in fact. And I get attached very easily to just about anyone who gives me a metaphorical "pat on the head". Apparently, this is unacceptable in real life. Nobody likes friendly people. On the Internet, however? A lot of people appreciate being acted friendly toward. Sometimes, however, things take a turn for the worse and the friendship doesn't last. This particular friendship fell apart over something absolutely [tornado fang]ing stupid. The other person was depressed and apparently finally decided I wasn't worth [tornado fang]ing with anymore since I couldn't give them my undivided attention 24/7/365.
When they weren't being needy, they were the tops. I loved them dearly. But more and more were they whining at me to talk -- more and more were they whining at me to roleplay -- more and more were they trying to get my attention. I tried to sit down with them and talk about things like mature adults would, and while they listened and understood, it was pretty damn clear to me that they simply did not care. "They were right and I was wrong" was the mentality they had. They absolutely would not, could not, simply trust that I was telling them the whole truth -- that I get distracted very easily and that I wasn't ignoring them on purpose, not to mention that I wasn't ignoring just them. I even made a point in telling them that I was doing the same thing to everyone -- including a person they know I absolutely and positively adore.
Now, to be perfectly fair, they'd been so severely [tornado fang]'d in both real life and Internet friendships by just about everyone and everything that I can understand why they'd have such a hard time believing anyone when they say "sorry," much less "I'm not doing such-and-such on purpose". They also made a point to tell me that they felt used "half the time", since apparently all I ever did was roleplay with them or flirt with them. This is only partly true. I also talked with them about their day and how they felt. I guess it's easy to forget that when you're having a completely [tornado fang]'d-up day due to your potential significant other pretty much telling you "your words are meaningless to me". (And though that sounded sarcastic, I actually do mean it.)
So, yeah. I draw in damaged people, and I do what I can to try and help them and make them feel less damaged, but sometimes these people are damaged a little beyond what I can do.