If someone needs a swift kick, are they a friend?

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You know what I mean by swift kick: someone who needs to be confronted or "punished" with silence, or what not, before they stop doing the offending behavior? I realize I've had to do that multiple times with this one person before they stopped using me. Yes, believe it or not, he actually back-slided a few times before he got the picture, that I won't put up with this. In fact, I've had to do it with other friends too, for other things.

On that note, do aspies attract bad friends? Or are they even friends to begin with?

I hope if you go through the same thing, know that you're not alone in this. Peace.

just because someone has bad habits, doesn't make them bad people. it might help if you address to them their problem directly and discuss why they feel the need to be that way or if they're even aware of it. or why they feel it justifiable to themselves. alot of our problems are easily solvable with communication and an open mind combo.

if they don't want to communicate it or acknowledge it then they're contributing to their own problem and it will eventually come back to bite them in their arse. hard.

on the other hand it could also be said that maybe they're not being all that offensive and maybe you're just being a little oversensitive and defensive. which isn't exactly a rarity among us aspies. what exactly have they been doing that you find offensive? let's try to get a little clarity and better understand which is the case.

in the first case, maybe if they run into enough people like you they'll learn to change a little. or at least be a bit more considerate. win for you, and for the society at large who won't have to deal with his offensive behavior so much anymore.
where on the other hand if he's left as is, you're just passing the buck onto whoever else he decides to associate with after you. so sticking through might prove altogether beneficial.

on the other hand if it's you, you might want to re-evaluate.

and if he doesn't show any sign of wanting to improve then there's simply nothing further you can do and kicking them to the curb might be best.

hope i helped in some way

A real friend tells you the truth, even when it hurts and offends. You don't need people who tell you what you want to hear.

What about someone who promises to "never disappear without a reason", but eventually, for no reason, they block you from IM and ignore your IMs. The only way you were able to get their attention was to give another friend their e-mail address. And when they finally do reply, they are angry because you tried to contact them, rather than telling you what's going on?

In other words, they treat you as if you were some sort of creepy stalker, rather than a concerned friend.

While I have a few friends whose actions sometimes make me shake my head, I typically don't feel the need to break off contact with them. I've never actually ended a friendship, just spoke to them when the behaviour got out of hand and then made a point not to put myself in a similar position with them again.