We used to talk every day, then he moved away, I got busy, and it's been a year now without any contact. We ran into him on the street yesterday, and it was weird and awkward. Can you call this a friendship breakup?
It just fell asleep, and that's totally normal. A year of silence isn't a death sentence, especially if it was real before. Try writing something simple, like "been thinking about you, how've you been", and see if things come back to life or not.
I'd say it's more of a natural drifting apart than a real break-up - nowadays in 2026 people often stay in touch in waves, especially when life takes you in different directions. Awkwardness when you meet up doesn't mean the friendship is dead, it just takes time to remember that connection you had, or to figure out that you've both grown in different ways.
Over 24 years of doing massage, I've seen all kinds of people and their stories, and I can tell you - it's not a breakup, it's just a natural drifting apart. Life pulls people in different directions, and that's normal, especially when distance and worry get in the way. That awkwardness when you run into each other - it's not the pain of a breakup, it's just a moment of readjustment, when you need time to remember how you used to talk to each other. If you want to check if there's still something between you, just write - but don't pressure yourself about it, like you should have written sooner. That's just how life is, it ebbs and flows.
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