I think all of us who were further along than you warned of the difficulty of friendship. No one can rush anyone or even really warn of whats coming in this process because we all hope we will be different / better / cured / mature etc
BUT I THINK WE ALL WALK THE SAME PATH BUT TREAD IN DIFFERENT S..T GETTING THERE.
BUT SP you will find some sort of middle ground because one day you REALLY wont care. If your still throwing back the poison apple when biffed at you , then you still care.
Also things will get wierder as you go along . For instance just last month my X went to our holiday home and stripped it of everything. I mean everything. We were lucky he kept the paint on the walls. He even took the lightbulbs. It would of been sad if he had not been extreme. I laughed and laughed and laughed. then i called the Police . Its good to laugh and i thank my x for finally getting me there !
Just smile at all the stuipid things that are to come your way .....