I (20F) had a friend, X, whom I was “best friends” with during high school. While we talked daily for about a year, nearly every conversation revolved around her favorite pop idols, something I had little personal interest in. I tried to be supportive, but over time it became exhausting, especially since we barely talked about anything else. I started to feel like she was using me as a dumping ground for her interests, seeing as she didn't act this way towards her other friends.

The real blow to our friendship (at least on my end) was during our final exam season when she essentially dropped me to hang out with a different friend. At graduation, I gave her a small gift and she barely acknowledged it. And yet, a few months later when we were in different colleges, she reached out again, complaining about having no friends and immediately resumed the same one-sided talk. This pattern continued for about 3 years.

Until now, I really appreciate the times she included me in projects when no one else did, but I’ve realized our “friendship” leaves me feeling drained and unimportant. I now have other friends who share their own pop idols with me, but those relationships feel mutual and meaningful because we actually talk about things outside of their own interests.

Recently, I stopped replying to her messages altogether because I just couldn’t bring myself to answer a string of 70+ texts about a picture of some shirtless guy with abs. I do not see us mending our friendship in the future.

AITA for ghosting her after all this time? Also open to any advice.