This 25-year-old man and his 25-year-old female friend have been super close friends for five years.

Around a year ago, she got out of a long-term Relationship, and they decided to change their relationship to a friends with benefits style arrangement.

Initially, everything between them was off to an excellent start, and he really thought they were falling in Love with one another.

He also assumed that they might end up officially dating at some point as well. But, four months into their arrangement, his friend mentioned wanting a break.

She cited not being ready to get into another relationship as her reason for needing a little space from him.

“For the next couple months, we would hang out in a group setting and then go back to her place and hookup a couple [of] times a month before she found another dude, and we went no contact for 2 months,” he explained.

“Last month, she reached out and wanted to meet up, which I agreed to. We talked for a while, where she told me she loves me and can’t stand me not being in her life.”

“I expressed my feelings as well and told her I didn’t appreciate her communication style and how she handles some situations.”

For the two weeks following that conversation, everything went back to being great between them.

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They hooked up, they communicated constantly, and it seemed that things had changed for the better.

Eventually, everything backslid to how it had been before, and they stopped speaking to one another. Over the last several weeks, he has only seen her twice (not to hook up), and they’re alright being friends in a group setting.

When they’re done hanging out, however, he misses her terribly, and he knows she no longer feels the same way right now.

“I am expecting too much out of her, and she knows I’m more invested than she is at this point. I feel like she takes advantage of it sometimes and will breadcrumb me,” he said.

“I have also heard stories from other people close to her that she is hooking up with other dudes, which makes me feel a way even though I know it’s FWB. Guess it’s because I’m not getting the invite while I know she’s with other people. I know I’m just an option now.”

He really did value the friendship that he had with her before things got messy, but she doesn’t even treat him like a friend. His needs are no longer being met at all, and he’s exhausted from spending so much energy on her without getting anything in return.

He needs to cut her loose, and it hurts because she was always so special to him.

What advice do you have for him?

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