gimme tl;dr

I know that feel brah.
My former best friend (for more than 15yrs) betrayed me.

You will get over it and finally realize you are better of without him.

Sorry that happened dude :(

It seems to me like too much of a emotional bond. I mean I have friends that I know for over 16 years and we don't make such a fuss over little things no more cause they come and go.

Maybe it was meant to be.

I am sorry for you :( i lost my best friend when i was 16 and was horrible.. i cried for a week.. she just stopped to talk to me because she prefered another friend that was more cool than me.. since that day i am friend of some selected people but i dont want call best friend no one anymore since that.. maybe you will have your bf back, maybe not.. but talk about your feelings always helps

I can only said...that if he did that ALWAYS...well.. it wasn't your friend..i got 2 friends and we know each other more than 20 years now.. Of course maybe we got angry, but for small things,and then we laugh about that... But a real friend, will understand your feels and stopped doing what maked u sad..

If your story is true the way you stated it, you were not in the wrong. Sounds like the guy had no respect for your time or feelings and had been like that way for a long time. You put up with it for all that time and finally couldn't. If this was the first time he was late or mocked you, then you would've overreacted but if this was common behavior from his side, and he still couldn't see it, well, you don't have any reason to feel you were wrong aside from losing a 15 year friendship.

it sucks. been there done that.
but there is good thing - with time you will actually see all the flaws in this friendship.

If you did so much to him, he'll feel the lost.

"After the last mistake he made (not showing up and letting me stand on rain for an hour and not even apologising for it and even worse, making it look like I'm overreacting)"

OH MY GOD THAT IS UNFORGIVABLE IF ANYONE DID THAT TO ME I WOULD SHOOT THEM RIGHT IN THE FACE OH MY GOD

HE was at fault here. :P He should apologize.

I myself have had a best friend for a year now. even with large arguments we sucked it up, apologised and went onto gaming again. my advice to you is to see whether he is worth it. if he is, just talk to him and explain. if he does not accept things in that manner he cannot be your friend.

Well, my best friend is my best friend because we understand (and maybe because of that respect) each other like no one. I guess that's what makes a real best friend. You know, I'm 20 years old but I've come to realize that people are terrified of being alone. Some people don't grasp the meaning of friendship, just want someone to care for them but not the other way around. Some people don't call you friend because they really mean it, but because they don't want to be alone and want someone to care and help them through their life.

I don't know if that's the case with the person you mentioned, but I'm sure of this: If he really was your best friend then he certainly will miss you like you do, then he will wonder what went wrong like you do and then he will come to realise that (probably) both of you are at fault. If he was your best friend he understands you and he will eventually realize that such a puny thing cannot be enough to shatter a friendship of 15 years. It doesn't make any sense, does it? If he can throw away a friendship like that for something like this then that reveals that he does not understand you and as such cannot forgive you. That is not a best friend, imo.

If he really was your best friend then rest assured, he still is and will probably be forever.

i hate people who is always late.
i had a friend just like that(not my best friend though just a friend :) ), just the same in every aspect. one day i broke it off and i am very much happier now.
it feels good not to wait for anyone all the time. Now i only play online games with him and nothing more.
i even changed his phonebook name to "hisname"patient zero. cause i didn't think there were any human being like that :)
i guess i need to change that now.
don't worry you will feel better in a couple of days.
gotta stay away from people who can't keep their promises and be late all the time.

With the title I thought he was dead... :s

Get drunk with other friends. Problem solved.

Friendship is magic

enjoy this short film and btw. welcome to adult age.

http://vimeo.com/30559507

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/sxsw_review_spike_jonze_arcade_fires_scenes_from_the_suburbs_an_intense

how about, losing every friend because you break your back in a bad car accident and dont have money... friends for 15+ years. it gets better, you stop caring, shrug.

We're very similar, I just decided not to really bother with people anymore too much unless I'm invited by someone, I rarely still bother asking people to come and chill and what not. Instead I spend my time getting in shape (dieting & working out), browsing the internet & gaming.

friEND

How is this the end of a friendship, just talk about it and accept the differences between you two (and don't be dependent of him, so you don't need to wait all the time).

It's not your fault dude. If you were upset with him you should have let him known. Good friends are supposed to be able to talk about stuff that's bothering them about the other person, so that they could then change it and not only improve the quality of the friendship, but also help improve them as a person. If they're a good friend they'll undoubtedly try to do something about their actions.

If that small misunderstanding was what triggered the breakdown then I'm gonna have to say that there must have been a lot of issues in the friendship to begin with and that was just the catalyst it needed to finally blow up. Still though, unless you went nuts and made all kinds of personal attacks at him when you told him of the mistake, it's not your fault. He should be the one to apologize to you. If he doesn't come around to apologize in a while then I'm sorry, doesn't sound like he was as invested in the relationship as you were and eventually something similar probably would have happened.

It's fine to be scared and to take time to think about it, but just like a bad breakup from a girlfriend, you gotta just try to move on. He wasn't respecting you that much as a friend, so again unless he mans up and apologizes, there's not much you can do about this.

It really seems to me that you're either hiding some details or exaggerating on a story that wouldn't be a 15-year-old friendship breaker on its own. Sometimes you just have to let things slide and stop taking such things personally.