I'm currently 21 and based in Glasgow. My 16 year old cousin from England added me on Facebook keeps sending me private messages and recently started voice notes (even though my mum said that she doesnt really talk in person). I do sometimes reply to her but because we have never met I feel like I don't have a relationship with her, hence I sometimes find it a bit stressful?
Our other cousins are in London but she only keeps messaging me and my sister (who my cousin deleted by accident and sister took this advantage to block her).
I don't want to block her cos I think that's too mean. But I don't know how to respond to her sometimes. The last message she sent me she asked me to send her a voice message cos she wants to hear me say her name and frankly, I found that disturbing. She also says she wants to meet me and even told me to go down and visit her. She's asked me for my number so we can talk on Whatsapp and chased me up to accept her request on twitter.
I've consulted my parents and they always guilt trip me. My mum says I should be nicer about it cos if I ignore her or block her it might make her depressed or worsen her condition. I got really upset by this comment. I do have a life. I feel like if I talk to her then she will expect me to talk to her every single day. If I reply once, my cousin gets overexcited and keeps messaging me until I speak to her again. I don't want to tell her off in case she doesn't respond well.
What do I do???
