Friendship On Edge

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Hello people on this forum I have a friend ship that is on edge or I may not be friends with this person anymore. Especially that he blocks me on facebook out of nowhere. Well anyways, we have been friends for about a year and I would say we had many good times together such as going to the theme park, karaoke at the gay bar, and whatnot. We had a fair share of good conversation but sometimes he would be really upfront which I did like. He did tell me it makes him frustrated when we don't "balance out" the conversation and he told me that it gives the vibe I do not care. Ever since, I would ask about him because I did care. I really did what I could for someone with autism like myself, I could generally show empathy. I was wondering how his day was. We had times where we were annoyed with each other but its a true friendship. Progressively, he started to just take his anger out on me like I did something wrong when in reality, I was fine on my end. He sent me an email earlier on saying he wants to take a break from being friends with me but then the next day he apologizes and says "the loss of me would be like losing a family member" Well ever since that, we still went on fine and the friendship still went on as I like it to be. Last night we had a normal conversation, I asked him how his visit with his sister went and he talked more than I did. After that, he suddenly texts me how I don't know how to balance out a conversation and that he gave me an ultimatum to balance it out or not be his friend. I started to think he just is more impulsive than I thought and he really verbally abused me where I am not going to give him chances likely. I even told him I did ask about him and I thought he would knew I care. He said he really loved me and doesn't want to be mean after that and then the conversation completely 180ed eventually. The first sentence that appalled me is "im going to be mean and manipulative in fact" He tried to get me to accept his harsh side and then he says, "what if i started giving you the finger everytime i saw you?" Then i said, I wouldn't say anything. He then said these three texts that went like this, "i just love acting like this towards you i love being a d**k" "you don't have to talk to me if this is how im going to be" "i blocked you on facebook earlier because i want to control you and your not letting me. I really dont want to be your friend anymore" After that he immediately apologizes which was utterly predictable. He tells me how he has struggles and starts drama with people blablabla. So he really did cross the line with me and I felt hurt. Also I felt like I lost nothing ultimately. I do not want to try to impress someone who conveniently takes their harshness out on me. Apparently my well being is not important. So what are your thoughts. Thanks for reading this long post If I did not mention enough, always ask

I'm sorry this is happening. Why doesn't matter so much as what to do. I would stay away from someone who blocks me on Facebook unless they approach, and then be polite but a bit distant. And I would not vent to mutual friends about it, only to people who don't know the friend. Doing so can bite you, they'll see and comment if they want to.

Hi, thatsrobrageous.
Nobody's perfect. You don't say whether he's an Aspie, but everyone has shortcomings.
He sounds like he has enough likable qualilties that he's mostly worth keeping.
The response from Waterfalls makes sense, except that I wouldn't stay away from him forever.
You've figured out his drama thing and his manipulative nonsense. Can you just shrug it off? Ignore it when you can, like hand-flapping. When you can't ignore it, I'd make a quick comment (ultimatums are annoying, or being a dick is unattractive) then go on with your life and ignore him for a while. Later, when he comes to you (preferably with a hint of an apology, but whatever) and can be civil, I'd just forget last week's drama and move on.

It's difficult having a "drama queen" type in your life! Just go with the flow and see how things pan out - either he seems to get easily upset and have brief meltdowns, which is common in us Aspie types (I have done or said things that I later regretted when I could think clearly again), or else he's trying to be manipulative and in that case keep a bit of a distance.

Thanks for all the advice, excellent advice. Personally, I am going to be more casual/civil with him rather than close friends. Today, I decided to ignore him for 90% of the day or so. I really do not want to be "besties" with him after him judging me and being verbally abusive. Also not to mention, aspie or not, you are not entitled to have a victim mentality and make wrong decisions on purpose and then hope that they like you the same way if you apologize immediately after. People don't work that way. Also, I generally try to stray away from people who are just oblivious like that or just purposely be "douchey" Sorry if I sound judgemental but thats just how I feel. My kind of people are more so easy going. This guy did not know how to see the good in me. He tries so hard. That is not a true friendship right?

That is a possibility, and we were friends for about a year like I mentioned and I am glad this moment happened because I am having second thoughts. Reality really set in and he is such an idiot. He doesn't know when to stop and also he just does not understand the big picture half the time. He is literally oblivious. An example or two to prove my last sentence was today when he approached me and apologized like the 999999th time. I had to be nice to him and lie and it was more awkward talking to him for the first time. As my mom texted me to pick me up, I stormed away from the cafe in my college and he caught up to me and tried to talk and then he finally turn around and I said see you later. Also, we have one mutual friend and all three of us are going on a trip to boston for school. This week I will have to keep my cool. Afterwards, I will go into full blown honesty with him. Also, he tries too hard to get back what he lost and he actually had times where he poked himself with a knife in the chest, yeah he wouldn't kill himself. I won't be surprised if he tells me he did it again or actually hurt himself for the first time. Again, thanks for all your input, I am grateful for the community on here. I still love people but some just really get to me and are toxic in a sense. I am not a toxic person as I think, I think he knew I was strong and tried to get the best of me.