What is the saying "You only hurt the ones you love." I tend to think it's because they know they can dump and dump on us and we show that we will always be there. At least for me..the past week with Dave...I was feeling the same way. It's been friendship on HIS terms...not in the true sense of friend, only what I could do for HIM...with me not getting anything out of it other than the privilege of speaking with him and having his anger put on me when I refused to pay the bill.
I wish I could understand it for ALL of us...I don't. I too would like to be his friend but at what price must we sacrifice our integrity and sanity for friendship in the hopes that something more may grow out of it.