I Dumped My Best Friend. Then He Started Robbing My Other Friends.

Here’s a lesson about trusting your instincts.

My robbing, liar best friends — Image created on Canva

As much as I love one of my girlfriends who claims she has impeccable instincts, she doesn't. She gets it wrong way more than she gets it right.

I’m not trying to be rude — it’s a fact.

After she finds out the person she loved and trusted hurt her, she notes she had a bad feeling long ago. That's the thing about instincts; everyone can have them in hindsight.

Over the years, I’ve learned to love and respect my instincts. Especially when making and breaking up with friends, I’ve trained myself never to ignore the red flags.

I'm not saying I always follow my instincts all the time, though. I have some regrets. But when I broke up with my best friend a few years back, my instincts were spot on. I've never regretted parting ways with him, and I feel sorry for everybody else who suffered in his wake.

This is the story of my best friend, Paul, who, after breaking up with me, went on to rob all of my friends.

Becoming friends

Paul came into my life during one of my vulnerable adolescent moments.