Are you picky when it comes to friends?

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Hmm, I have actually asked my (ex-)friend to hit me. I was nearly to the point of crying when I said it, and all two (or three?) times, he refused to do it, although he seemed so angry at me. I was sort of sorry for making him upset and sort of not, kind of like I felt it was his own fault but at the same time I felt guilty that there was a fight in the first place. It was because we were fighting so often, at least once per week, that we were both getting horribly exhausted. It was obvious we cared for each other so much, it's just that we didn't know what to do.

When some of my other friends got word of this, they all begged me not to say such a thing. The reasoning was that if he actually did hit me and enjoyed it, then he would think that he could resolve all of his issues by dealing physical harm to another person. I understood their point, but at the time I was really desperate for a solution... just hit me so it'll be easier for both of us to end this friendship and walk away...

Why on earth did you ask him to hit you? If you wanted it over, do something other than that. I don't like "getting rid" of people either, and, hell, your method's more successful than any of mine have been really, but I definitely don't agree with it. That's definitely rough to deal with though. I probably would have wound up hitting him instead! Of the two, I'd say yours was the best, but again, that doesn't mean I think it was a good idea. I also have the tendency of trying to take the "harm" on myself rather than my friends, so I understand that, but if enough is enough, then enough is enough.

If you're ever going to ask a friend to hit you, in my experience its only for really bad things. At least that's what my (still...at times I question myself) friend did after he effectively stabbed me in the back. Unintentionally, he was close to tears he was so upset when he said it and why, but he had, and that's how horrible he felt about it. I couldn't hit him, and the fact that he was asking for it because he felt he deserved it made it worse. Your (ex-) friend may have felt that kind of conflict. Still, rather than getting hit (let alone asking for it,) try to exhaust all your other options first.