Dear River:

There are a few things that I will need to understand if I am to give you any useful input:

You wrote about your friend and you: “We used to spend a very large amount of time together every day for months on end”-

1. Was it time spent online/ phone but not in person, or was it in person?

2. What was/is the duration of this friendship?

You wrote about your friend and the mutual friend: “I’ve been made to be a third wheel, just mostly listening to them flirt and banter about personal things  in a public space”

3. Are the two romantically involved, and was there any romantic interactions between you and any of the two of them at any time?

anita