I'm going to use a fake name Fred for my friend. Fred and I lived a few houses apart when I was in high school. Fred was one year older. Fred's best friend was Dave a guy I worked with at Publix and him and I were friendly. The three of us started to hang out a bunch. Fred and I went to the same university. I was studying political science and economics and it was tough maintaining a B average. After a few years of study I was teased by Fred that I wouldn't be making those good grades were I to be in Accounting program. I took an accounting class and it was for me the easiest class I had ever had in college, mostly because there were clear answers rather than subjective positions. So I aced Accounting and got my degree with honors and professor recommendations to employers. Fred ended up working for a car dealership and after 40 years retired as comptroller. Should mention Fred and I worked together in college at a rent a car place and became close friends. Fred got married in college and his father-in-law was an entrepreneur who started many businesses but one business really hit the big time and the father-in-law got wealthy. I respected Fred cause he refused any monetary help and was determined to make it on his own. Well Dave married someone who brought out a dark side in Dave and Dave killed himself and wrote a note to his wife about how this is on her. Well I was supposed to meet Dave and Fred for a college basketball game when they didn't show up at the venue and finding a pay phone is when I called and found out. I immediately drove to Fred's house and had a night of crying with him and his wife and I remember him sobbing and his wife holding him. He sobbed that he wasn't sure he could go on another day if there was the possibility that someone could hurt him this bad again.. Fred and I got closer and he was my best man. I should say that now looking back on this fallout that Fred would always belittle me though. I do have some smarts, something that he lacked. Belittling would take the form of statements such as you'd never get A's if you were in my degree. You like that girl? No way she would go out with you. Just things of that nature. Never bothered me because his critique didn't fit and I just let it roll off my shoulders. So I moved out of state and there were gaps in years that we just drifted but if you've had friends who are part of your life that you don't see for ten years and then you do see them and you just pick right back up, this was that kind of friendship. So in a lull we started conversing and texting and we found out we were in opposite political parties. We spent two years sending texts belittling each other's party. It seemed to get progressively meaner from both of us. It doesn't matter who was the R and who was the D for this recounting. His father-in-law and mother-in-law passed away and his wife and him inherited north of 10 million. Out of the blue he texts I'm tired of arguing and want to end this as in end the friendship. I said okay I really only was texting him to get back to fishing talk but it has now been 3 years since we've had contact. When you are in your 60s it is hard to make deep new friends like this and I sort of miss him but I'm not really that forgiving for his past belittleling. I figured in college his C GPA was due to him working during college not some actual lack of intellect. The more I think about it now thinking back on his arguments for his positions is when I started to think his C average was deserved. I have no motive behind mentioning the wealth he now has, it just makes it more difficult to relate and if I were to start a dialogue with him and stay out of political discussions it is hard to be careful not to give off an impression of I'm back because you are rich now. I do not need money and am not jealous and would not accept a penny, even to the point of letting him pay for lunch. I see him traveling the world now. If he offered to take my wife and I on a trip I would not accept it because I don't accept gifts. Cindy Lauper sang a Prince song money changes everything. Yep. So for background I'd say we fished 30 days, went to 40 basketball games, worked together, went to 30 soccer games, played basketball for years together. I would regularly sleep over at his house because we mostly lived 90 minutrs apart. His wife and I were friends, loved watching his kids grow up and he was my best man and I got married 10 years after him wearing the suit he gave me that he wore at his wedding. We had an awesome friendship. Not sure exactly what I'm asking but is it worth it to try to rekindle a broken friendship or just leave it as is.

We had a bunch of fun. Our humor was just head gestures acknowledging how stupid you are. One time after I got married we went on a couples trip to Little Gasparilla Island on his boat. Stayed on an island you can only get to by boat, stayed maybe 5 days. So one night we take the girls to dinner and we have to get in the boat and it is dark outside. He drives his boat but this night on the way I wanted to drive so I sorta hip check him to take over. The wives were in the front of the boat all dressed up. So now I'm driving and I didn't see a boat wake and we hit it bad and a soaking spray covered the wives. Without saying a word he just looked over at me and shook his head. That was our non verbal humor to make the other guy appear stupid. A classic I will never forget. Well played Fred.