Anonymous Caller Befuddlement Well, my question requires some explanation. A few months ago, I was involved in some big brouhahaha on the web (I hate fighting with people on the internet, it's so lame, but there it is) and someone who I thought was my friend went and denounced me, made fun of me and basically called me a moron. Now, this person had not previously said anything to me about being upet with me or having any problem with me (although they later went on to say that they'd been upset with me for weeks and I just hadn't noticed. Because they didn't tell me. My psychic powers must have been on the fritz). Right, so from that timeon they ignored me and acted like they had hated me all along and so on. And then about three weeks ago they started talking to me like nothing had ever happened at all. So my questions are a) what the heck was that all about in the first place. b) is this person incredibly duplicitous or is it just me. and c) I don't know what to do with this person. It's not my nature to be rude as a general rule, but I don't really want to be friends with them either because how do I know when the next time they are going to get inexplicably angry with me is going to be? How should I handle them? Akane Aikawa a) This place is about helping people, trying to be entertaining and informative, and hopefully be a place that will bring life back to the net which is currently heavily polluted by angsty rants and pity-me journal entries. Akane Aikawa b) Could be either... but the way it sounds, it seems that since this is a 'web arguement', there are many other factors (such as the time apart when you two are not communicating online) that can completely change the scope of things. I mean, for instance, what if the person just got fired and they needed someone to vent at? Akane Aikawa c) Well, it seems fair enough. You can choose who you want to be your friends and sometimes, no matter how hard you try, it just won't work out. I would say be a little wary about how they act from now on and don't rely on them too greatly, but don't cut them out completely. On the other side of the screen is another person on a keyboard who has feelings and they probably have their own share of things to deal with. Give them a few chances, but don't invest too much into this friendship until/unless you see they invest just as much.