There is never any good reason to be unkind to a friend. Even if that person has treated you poorly in the past, you need to forgive and forget. Do your best, be kind, be considerate, and offer the needed help. If that person chooses to take advantage of you or be overly demanding, it is not your fault. You have been a good friend, even if he or she could not reciprocate the goodwill.
But remember that it is your responsibility to reevaluate the friendship and decide if it still exists. A friendship is a two-way street. And if you are the only one participating constructively, then it might be time to say good-bye. There is no need to be unkind. It was just not meant to be. And your time is better focused on real friends and loved ones.
Excellent post!!!! Excellent, a win/win for your friend who has become an acquaintance and especially for yourself. Some friendships come and go, and that’s totally ok, but don’t give your authentic self away trying to be faithful and loyal to someone who doesn’t feel the same about you, or with whom you are unable to be your true self. “To thine own self be true,” as Shakespeare said many years ago that is as applicable today as it was in Shakespeare’s time.