that's what friends are for

A friend is someone you call when you need them. Someone you can count on. Someone you know well, and who knows you well.

The Ex Boy doesn't fit into any of these categories. I don't feel like I can call him when I need him. I know I can't count on him. I thought I knew him, and I thought he knew me, but I was proven wrong. We are people who thought we knew who one another was, in the past.

So why do we have to insist on "being friends"? It is ridiculous, it is hurtful, I can't do it.

I need a date.