How do you move on from a close ex-friend?

[Tephra]

One of my close friends and myself had a big fight where it resulted in him blocking me and myself deleting him from all forms of social media. It started due to him manipulating me into giving him information, which I did not appreciate, and he did not like being called out for it. In turn, I became very emotional and told him I wanted to move on from my feelings for him (yes I did like him until that moment). He took it further and said his final statement, calling me a lot of bad names, made himself the victim and tried to turn my friends against me in the process. After this he blocked me, and I had tried to reach out but I thought space would be best.

Despite all this, sometimes I do miss him and I would want to rekindle what we had before but one of his friends had mentioned he has moved on from everything that had happened, and focusing on his life which makes me very happy.

I still feel a lot of anger and annoyance against him still, and makes me jealous he moved on before me. Apart of me still wants to reach out, but I want to try and move on.

I have filled a lot of my time up with university, work, a couple of hobbies and still find myself thinking about what we use to have.

I do not know how to move on.

[blondfrog]

You dodged a bullet. Take it from me, getting closure and getting things the way you want in life is a very uncommon thing. Its better now that at this age of your life you are being exposed to not getting closure and yeah your friend sounds like shit. Those type of people will never be truly happy and trust me he will find himself in that position before and become unhappy again. Your ex friend's happiness is temporary. You will be able to move on too, just give it sometimes. There are plenty of others out there who you will actually be able to get along with and they won't manipulate you.

[Still-alive]

no contact rule is probably best here. just keep on having him unfriended and try to focus more on yourself. go to the gym, maybe try out new hobbies, hang out with friends or family. just try to not be too obsessed with him and what he's doing. eventually i think you'll be able to move on. as in you won't be thinking of him so much anymore. and maybe sometime in that future he may just attempt to contact you. it would be up to you at that point if you want him back or not.

but we aren't there yet so.. yeah no contact rule.

[molonski2]

I think you certainly have to move on , plus you are still feeling anger , in essence you can't have it both ways , and life is never " Black / White " its always multiple shades of grey.

Get involved in other things as you are doing , stay busy and focused.

[Sleeper07]

Why are you friendzoning a guy?

[Alex8736]

block him back and go no contact