Nice to have you with us Wolf. I am not really surprised that your mate didn't have much to say to yu telling him what you were planning....a really weird situation to be in for him i guess.
As for the future... just take it a day at a time, minuite by minnuite, second by second. Let people into your life, don't push them away and you will find that rejection, failure and loss whilst still in your life are eaiser to deal with, try to learn how to see the beauty in life and people again...not just the bad. And for those friends who turned their back on you when you needed them most...well you are better off without them, friendship is a two way street.... keep you compasion and love and don't stop giving..... I refuse to change who i am just because i keep getting hurt by muppets... my true friends wont deliberatly hurt me.
Big Hugs