Meh, sorry for long post.

Ok.. as I have mentioned around this board, I had a best friend once. We were really close, too close at some points even. About a year and a half ago he started to act really weird, and his behaviour drove me further and further away from him. The times I told him, he made excuses and said I was just overreacting. We had a couple of confrontations in January and February this year, because I was fed up by his actions. These confrontations ended with me saying I didn't want to be involved with him anymore, so we kinda ended our friendship, I think. We didn't speak for some months, then we randomly would say 'hi' if we saw each other online. I still don't care much for him after all the mess.

Now. One of the reasons I lost trust in him, was how he acted and how he blamed his actions on everything else. And - apparently he was in love with me. When he got dumped, he told me he had always loved me, but of course he wouldn't try to get between me and my current boyfriend. And he would bury his feelings. To be honest, I didn't quite believe him, I suspected it was a attempt to get a rebound since he'd been dumped just before he told me this.

Now, present. Last weekend I was at this rock/metal festival, hanging out with my boyfriend and two friends. My former friend was there too, as a volunteer as stage crew. We saw him around, but he didn't approach us so I didn't mind.

Then: it was my birthday the last day of the festival. Nightwish was the big line-up that day, but we didn't bother to go as we've seen them before/didn't care. My ex-friend worked that night as well. So at my birthday, he texted me, wishing me a happy birthday. I said thanks. He asked if we were going to the festival that day, I said no. Then I got this: Darnit, I was prepared to ask Nightwish to congratulate you during their concert.

I didn't answer that message. I am not sure if I should say anything at all, because to be honest I am creeped out. I have no idea if he would be able to get them to congratulate me - but I wonder WHY. -Why would he do this, after I've made it clear that I don't want his friendship because he screwed up so bad? -Is it normal to 'give' someone a gift like this when they're hardly talking?

It might sound silly, and I might be overreacting, but.. should I text him at least to say 'thanks for the thought'? Or should I ignore him completely, so he doesn't get encouraged to do anything else?

It sounds like he missed you and is trying to get back to you. At least, i think he was attempting to talk to you. Maybe you should reconsider? i don't know how bad the friendship's breakup was, but maybe he truly liked you.

I would text him d: Just a thanks for the thought, though he might've... made it up XD

btw, you wouldn't have happened to be at... Metalcamp? XD Just wondering :P

I was at Norway Rock Festival, a pretty new festival here.

And thanks for answers. Yeah, I will think about answering him. And yeah, it's a chance he made it up, but then I don't see why he would, considering that he knew there would be a chance I was attending the concert :p

The breakup was pretty bad, really. I guess there are unfinished business between us, but I just havn't seen why I should bring the whole thing up again as he never listens to me.