AITA for abruptly cutting ties with my only friend?

I anonymized genders on the off chance my friend finds this. Please help me.

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Edit October 2025:

I think the game has run its course. I got a bunch of responses from people. Thanks, genuinely.

I'm closing the Google Form. All the responses I got are below:

What should I do? I need your advice.

7/16/2025 13:27:12	Firstly, I'm sorry that you've had such a difficult experience. In my relationships, I've always opted for cutting people out of my life when shit isn't working. You can't change other people. And your own emotions are a great compass: if you feel dread thinking of having to talk with them or meet them or upkeep the relationship, that's when you know it's time for it to end. Nothing lasts forever. Not truly. And meeting friends as an adult is harder, sure, but not impossible. You will find other people. Secondly, I really enjoyed reading this, for what it's worth. Tldr: ntah
7/16/2025 14:57:10	You need to completely cut her out of your life. Your relationship with her isn't healthy and never was. You can make friends that respect your boundaries by being upfront about them when you meet people. Anyone who crosses your boundaries several times especially with no real attempts to respect them needs to be avoided. No one should touch you, especially intimately without consent. She was taking advantage of you and has been constantly testing how far she can push your boundaries. Put yourself and your wellbeing first and cut contact. It's not too hard to make friends as an adult. Alot of us want to meet more people. You just have to be nice and a little social, the other person should meet you halfway. Plus your true friends won't be so clingy and stressful. Good luck and I hope everything gets better. You deserve better.
7/17/2025 3:23:26	they crossed a boundary that you made obvious. you dont need them in your life. it might not be easy but you can find other friends in college (or even out of college if i misunderstood.)
7/17/2025 4:01:34	ever considered ping pong?
7/25/2025 3:59:54	...
7/28/2025 13:07:30	I don't think you're the asshole here, truly, based on what you've related here. I can definitely see how that first round of behavior/interaction could have been misinterpreted in a way that's nobody's fault in particular, but since that first confessional conversation, man... your friend has consistently played real fast and loose with boundaries, particularly physical boundaries. And if you're uncomfortable with something but don't feel like you can tell her to stop, or set a boundary in general, then that's not a sign of a healthy friendship. Hell, if you feel like you need to block her on every platform to actually get the space rather than having your "hey I need a break" respected the first time you say it, that's also not a sign of a healthy friendship. You keep trying to blame yourself for not making things clear enough, but it doesn't seem that way to me -- it just seems like your friend is the sort of person who won't really listen to you no matter how clearly and unambiguously you express yourself. And hey, I promise you haven't lost your one chance at an actual functioning friendship or anything. I know you're probably gonna resent hearing this at 22, I absolutely would have, but you're still young. You still have so many things you're going to find out about yourself, so many people you're going to meet who will feel indispensable to you (no, really, even if it's just the corner bodega guy who always remembers your order or something), so many experiences that'll leave a mark on your heart in some way or another. You'll be okay, I promise you that. There's too much life out there (or inside, hell, I'm an introvert too so I'd never judge) for you -- and your erstwhile friend, too -- not to find pockets of happiness or contentment or what-have-you somewhere.
7/28/2025 17:13:53	Find new friends, establish better boundaries
7/29/2025 16:41:37	You should probably try to talk to other people more often man. You seem like you want friends a lot more than you're willing to admit, given how much stress you were willing to go through to keep your friendship. Your friend was in a sad situation, but she was still messed up, and you probably should keep your distance from her.
7/31/2025 1:30:44	not the asshole. you deserve that space from him. it'd only get worse from then on out. You'll find actual friends who care about you. Don't let one bad apple spoil the bunch of them.
8/6/2025 13:08:49	NTA: you're never obligated to remain friends with someone, even if he didn't have a history of pushing your boundaries and making it out like it was your fault. He shouldn't have kept treating you like a quasi- (or future!) romantic/sexual partner after agreeing to just be friends.
8/14/2025 6:58:03	let him go, i think your life will be better without him. but don't give up entirely on making friends in the future!
8/16/2025 12:29:56	NTA
8/24/2025 3:02:21	NTA. Your friend was being manipulative. They should've been checking in about whether physical contact is okay with you, and they shouldn't blame you for problems in their social life. This was a really amazing read, thank you for sharing.
8/28/2025 21:43:27	NTA. I really enjoyed this.
9/1/2025 3:12:20	nta