You just talk I guess. People do leave. People will hurt you. But if you cut yourself off you'll hurt yourself too.

No dont distance yrself, i'm sure its not you. If you want my honest answer its that I think some people go through stages when they go on the net lots chatting to people, then things change in their life and they dont go online so much or they just get into other websites.
I'm sure yr not alone in feeling like this though, but you shouldnt worry. xx

I guess I am the enemy here Kitti. I just emptied my friends list for the last time. Telling you what made me do that may help you understand others, I don't know. I recently got to the stage where I was recieveing over 40 email messages from DS a day, often many more. And, when I logged in, the friends would see I was online and start messageing me to talk. I love to do what I am finally doing today, talking in discussions. I never had any chance to do this up until today as I always felt abliged to talk to everyone, read their journals etc. Now I a free to talk and make new "friends" without that presure. I will not be puting anyone on my friends list from now on. I also ran into a little trouble with possissiveness, a couple of people getting to close to me and just taking all my time and wanting to own me a little. They are great, lovely ladies, but I am here to grow and learn from everyone and help others outside of a few select friends. And I get really really bored with trivia. So I hope that helps you understand at least what made me drop my friends. It was not personal about them at all, it was my needing space. I think you might find it was the same in your case. So I suggest you do not take it personally, it is just life in DS.

It is hard to say dont take it personal, but what else cna you do when you feel you are connecting with someone, even as a friend, and then next thing you know, they quit writing or calling.

But sometimes, it isnt personal. It would all depend on where you are meeting these people as well. Like a online dating website, a forum somewhere for personal ads, etc. If it is one of these places, most times, people from these websites, are talking to several people, not just you. So they get distracted, or they simply just cant manage talking to everyone.

There are many reasons this hppens, that was just one I could think of. I have been told I take things pretty personal and should lighten up. So my optimistic side allows me to believe that these people are just talking to too many people and not looking for the same thing you might be, even with a freindship.

I hope that helps.

My favourite quote "people are in your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime." (author unknown).

Someone leaving shouldn't hurt. That's dependence not caring or concern.

It's not you.....honestly, I think it's this place, and us. Us depressed types are pretty self-centered, it's one of the things about being depressed. Hard not to take it personally, I know....I'll be your friend if you want?

My comment is; don't take it personal. I'm a 56 years old male, and have lost, for one reason or another the vast majority of friends I have ever made. Sometimes "my fault," sometimes "their fault," sometimes "no one's fault." People change sometimes, priorities change, and only some of the time do we get to find out why. In my experience, it is rarely "because of us." Hope you are feeling better