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[LilacTree]

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@newziesuzie wrote:

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@LilacTree wrote:

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@newziesuzie wrote:

Is is this a long time friendship @LilacTree?

That would matter to me as well 

I think.

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I did lose a long time friendship a couple of years ago.  It was over 60 years.  That has had an effect on my life and totally different from the one I am referencing here.

This was a totally email relationship and I did like her until, as I said, I got sick of the constant lecturing.  As I said, she would intersperse her advices between statements of caring and it was confusing to me.

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I would think then if it's all in writing that makes

it a better chance of misunderstandings.

I'd still try to let her know and not just cut

her off but that's just me.

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I am not cutting her off, I wrote last and she did not respond.  Therefore, it is she who is cutting me off.

[GingerPeach]

You can always go with the old passive-aggressive "Thank you for your input."  

It tends to make the skin crawl.  Ouch.

On the other hand, you seem too lovely a person to sink to that level, @LilacTree.

[justmyopinion]

On the flip side, some people ask for advice but then get angry or ignore it when it's not what they want to hear. Food for thought.

[LilacTree]

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@RetRN wrote:

I would let her go--let the friendship dissolve. You are much too nice of a lady to put up with that kind of treatment, she is not a friend.

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Thank you for that, RetRN.

[newziesuzie]

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@justmyopinion wrote:

On the flip side, some people ask for advice but then get angry or ignore it when it's not what they want to hear. Food for thought.

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Your posts are good food for thought

as well @justmyopinion.

And welcome to the boards.

😊

[LyndaGee]

I don't blame you for being annoyed.  This person may mean well, but sounds overbearing.  Many times, people know what they have to do to solve a problem - They  maybe just need a little encouragement.

[Plaid Pants2]

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@justmyopinion wrote:

On the flip side, some people ask for advice but then get angry or ignore it when it's not what they want to hear. Food for thought.

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This is very true.

[LilacTree]

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@GingerPeach wrote:

You can always go with the old passive-aggressive "Thank you for your input."  

It tends to make the skin crawl.  Ouch.

On the other hand, you seem too lovely a person to sink to that level, @LilacTree.

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Thanks for saying that, Homegirl.

[LilacTree]

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@LyndaGee wrote:

I don't blame you for being annoyed.  This person may mean well, but sounds overbearing.  Many times, people know what they have to do to solve a problem - They  maybe just need a little encouragement.

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I think you hit the nail on the head LyndaGee!

[newziesuzie]

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@Plaid Pants2 wrote:

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@justmyopinion wrote:

On the flip side, some people ask for advice but then get angry or ignore it when it's not what they want to hear. Food for thought.

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This is very true.

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Plus with all due respect we're hearing

just one side of this situation as well

and beating up on the friend.