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My own childhood friend (male) gave me a false address, is it normal to feel betrayed?

This is someone I grew up with during my early childhood years. We were both 6 years-olds when we met, used to play together, went to the same schools (grade, midde and high school) and our parents got along well. We would tell our secrets and he was like a brother to me. Let's call him John.

I heard from others that John had a secret crush on me for the longest but I was into other guys. I just took it as a rumor, not confirmed. There was a time my best friend once joke about me and John getting together. I told her I don't love him in a romantic manner and John walked in, hearing that. He didn't seem bothered though, but smiled at us and left to go to class. After our prom night (after our HS graduation) party, while very drunk he once jokingly told me ''So (my name), if I were to ever pop you the question. I don't mean asking you on a date. I don't mean girlfriend. I mean proposing to you, what would you said'' but I told him it can't happen and he's like my brother to me. He started laughing, then replied ''Just kidding, stupid booze doing that to me, sorry. Off course you're a sister to me. Forget I ever asked you that. This conversation never happened. I'm just drunk and talking nonsense now. Sorry''.

We're now 22 year-olds. I've been dating someone recently; we're not boyfriend and girlfriend yet but things are likely getting serious. Anyways we all had an large camping party with a pool. We had to meet-up to take a bus. John gave me an address to meet up with him, just the two of us. However, he gave me a totally wrong address. I searched it on the map and it leads to a deserted road (far from home and lower signal), totally opposite of the event location, no where near his University campus. He wanted me to come alone, just the two of us. When I informed him that I'll be coming with two friends and my male cousin, he suddenly gave me the excuse that his car got stranded on the road, said he won't be able to come to the event and apologized. I feel betrayed.

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I guess the signs were there and he's not my best friend anymore. He tried to deviate me from the event, on a deserted road and just the two of us. Is it ok to feel betrayed? I feel sad. This wasn't a stranger. This was someone trusted, that knew me and my family very well, my childhood playmate, my security, my trusted friend, like my brother.
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He seemed so eager to meet up with me alone.
My own childhood friend (male) gave me a false address, is it normal to feel betrayed?
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