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Ending a Friendship
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Ending a Friendship
结束一段友谊

Learn the Past Perfect Progressive Tense.

Date: Apr 13 2012

Themes: Friend

Grammar: Past Perfect Progressive

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Friendships don’t all last forever. Sometimes friends simply drift apart. When one friend moves away or starts a family, that can put a strain on the friendship, too. But none of that stings as much as getting friend dumped.

Getting friend dumped is when one of your friends decides to stop hanging out with you. It’s like in a relationship, when one person breaks up with the other. Friendships don’t usually end as dramatically as romantic relationships. But sometimes, a big falling out can lead to one friend saying “goodbye” forever to the other. Hear Devan talk to Marni about getting friend dumped.

并非所有友谊都会长久。有时,朋友很容易疏远。一位朋友搬家或成家也会让友谊经受考验。但是那些都不如被朋友抛弃受到的伤害更大。
被朋友抛弃是指你的一位朋友决定不再和你逛街。这就像在爱情中,一个人与另一半分手。通常,友谊并不像爱情那样结束的那么富有戏剧性。但有时,一次激烈的争吵可能会导致一位朋友向另一位永远说“再见”。听德凡向玛尼谈论被朋友抛弃。

Dialog

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Devan

Devan

Marni

Marni

Devan:  I just got friend dumped.

Marni:  Really?

Devan:  Yeah.

Marni:  Wow. I guess I didn’t even know that was a thing. How did that happen?

Devan:  Well, we had this big falling out. It was really unexpected. I guess for a while we’d been drifting apart, and she’d been pulling away. But I thought I was making an effort to try to make things better with her, and I asked her out for a drink, and everything was fine. And a couple days later, I invited her out again, and she just told me that she was tired of being my friend and doesn’t want to hang out with me anymore.

Marni:  Wow. Do you think on that first initial meeting you hurt her feelings somehow, and you didn’t realize it?

Devan:  I think that when we had our falling out a while ago, I really hurt her feelings. And I think that she was giving me another chance to make things better, but then I guess there’s still too much residual pain, and she’s just over it, which is really too bad, because I really valued her as a friend.

Marni:  If she doesn’t want to be your friend, then she’s the one who’s missing out.

Devan:  Thanks.

 

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Devan’s friend recently told her that she didn’t want to hang out with her anymore. Devan got friend dumped.

Devan explains to Marni what happened. She and her friend had a falling out and began to drift apart. Devan tried to make things better, but her friend’s feelings were hurt, and she couldn’t get over the fight. Finally, she ended the friendship.

Marni tries to comfort Devan. She says that Devan’s former friend is the one who is missing out by not having a friendship with Devan anymore.

Have you ever ended a friendship or been friend dumped? Do you think it’s hard to maintain friendships and not drift apart over time?

 

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mow

United States

it’s not a good i dea to end your friends no matter what kind of falling out. even if you drifted apart you should start searching them and apologize what ever conflicts passed between you and them.

01:05 PM Apr 13 2012 |

ola33

ola33

Japan

We need to find a computer guru! Laughing

12:43 PM Apr 13 2012 |

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kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

Something wrong today, you are right Olya Frown

12:41 PM Apr 13 2012 |

ola33

ola33

Japan

Julito, as a supreme member, you might have noticed as well about mp3 missing for the next lesson with a significant other Cry


 

12:39 PM Apr 13 2012 |

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Olya1106

Olya1106

Ukraine

Yes, I had. When I was at school I had some dissagriments with my best school friend.  We were siting together at the same desk. But one day smth had wrong and we drifted apart for a few years. But I met her recently, we had to talk to each other and everything is Ok now. Now I understand how it’s important to have good friend besides me. 

12:04 PM Apr 13 2012 |

 julito

julito

Argentina

lesya hello,        Well, virus are also on the cyber space  ,sometimes  with the best intentions  we download a file  and      let them to sneak in  only to give us trouble.   Thanks for let me know  that you have had the same problem.   

12:00 PM Apr 13 2012 |

FUN777

FUN777

Egypt

It’s a complicated life that’s why we should have even one true friend to help each other living easier, i can’t live without my best true friends no matter what i always give them excuses because i know they love me afterwards i find out that i wasn’t wrong and they really love me as much as i love themSmile

11:59 AM Apr 13 2012 |

samirah

samirah

Saudi Arabia

this lesson speaks to me ..i had been on the out with my ex friend due to my silly joke , i apologized many times , but she kept ignoring me and backbiting me ,although the falling out was very silly .after some weeks i decided to let bygones be bygones and forget about our past differences . but i found out that she wasnt tolerant at all .I fess up that i hate seeing her or talking with her even i called her once hypocrit in front of her face   .five months later we reconciled with each other , actually she concilated me , but i regret talking with her because there is still too much residual pain and i dont trust her anymore.

11:56 AM Apr 13 2012 |

kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

OMG! I will be immediately dismissed  in case the computer at the office will get viruses from the Internet. I promised to my employer that I will visist only decent sitesLaughing Cry

11:56 AM Apr 13 2012 |

kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

JULITO, greetings. I have the same problem like you have just described. The red table says that it is impossible to open the page when I was trying to post on my friend’s wall. English, baby is infected  Cry

11:53 AM Apr 13 2012 |

SÉRGIO

SÉRGIO

Brazil

Friends come and go! but only true friends make the difference!!

11:44 AM Apr 13 2012 |

Mahtab.bp

Mahtab.bp

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Dear Julito!


I deleted those falling hearts!Please try again!:)

11:34 AM Apr 13 2012 |

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 julito

julito

Argentina

Dear Mahtab, I have been waiting too long.  when clicking  at your name a rain of hearts start popping up  endlessly  and nothing happens. Your page is totally freezed.I don´t know  ,maybe is a problem with my computer. anyway, thanks for your friendship  . 

11:17 AM Apr 13 2012 |

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PhilologistAUL

Azerbaijan

Mnal, dear, if you got dumped with that friend of yours, then it’s the best for you. It’s better to end something before it hurts you. Today I’m very thankful to Allah that the person whom I called my best and lifetime friend is not in this status now and that I dumped with her in time. But I cannot agree with your point that there are not friends forever. Sure, it’s very difficult but it depends on both sides to maintain friendship and both sides should try hard for it. 

11:09 AM Apr 13 2012 |

ola33

ola33

Japan

Mahtab’s profile is the best I’ve seen. Thank you, Mahtab!

10:55 AM Apr 13 2012 |

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julito

Argentina

Mahtab, hello . I was trying to contact you through your profile  and it was impossible , it could be that  some kind of virus is there. it could be one of the graphics, check it out ,please

10:48 AM Apr 13 2012 |

 julito

julito

Argentina

Mnal, hello,  was your friend dumb, how could she possible think that  mnal´s life can be controlled  by others. Yell  

10:28 AM Apr 13 2012 |

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 julito

julito

Argentina

Yes Devan , Marni is right , she knows you  and value you as a caring friend. Got over it, that friend  of yours is the one  who´s missing out . Wink

10:12 AM Apr 13 2012 |

tamago

tamago

Japan

There is a lot of breaking friendship story around me ,including me.
We can’t avoid it all,but I think we have to try to keep a good friendship , not bad one.
And try not to see small things between us :)

10:06 AM Apr 13 2012 |

 julito

julito

Argentina

Dear Heather,  I like  how you have defined friendship.  I have  had plenty  of friends that came to my life for a reason  and for a season  and God blessed me also with a few  lifetime friends  ,come shine, come rain ,  I can count on them.  

09:43 AM Apr 13 2012 |

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