Is it natural to feel resentment when a ‘friend’ only contacts you when they want something?

[KathrynTaylor]

[qwert1234]

I honestly do not resent them, I just don't reply.

I had the following:

Him: Heeeey, it's me <name>. We worked together on <past company>. Remember me?

Me: Hey, what's up? How is it going?

Him: Eh, you know, reaching out to old friends who I lost contact with.

... casual convo continues...

Him: By the way, do you want to earn more money?

Me on my mind: AAAAAAH here it goes.

Me: Sure.

Him: <proceeds to explain how and why I should join Multi Level Marketing>

I never responded after.

[mark000h]

Sure. I've had "friends" like that, who I got rid of after realizing they weren't really friends and were just users.

[melanieeeB]

Yeah, you could talk to them and explain how you feel

[clampfan101]

Yes. Friends should care and talk about each other’s lives in addition to their own. That’s basically what friendship is.

[ColHathi]

I guess it is if you were expecting more. Expect less then :/

[PointTaken]

Totally natural. I got used to it so don't care anymore

[Wise4myage]

Makes sense to me, that so called friend sounds like a moocher.