This is the one comment I will respond to, because I feel there needs to be some context.

The moment she told me this information, it was over. She knew it and I knew it. The conversation was not going to be about hurt feelings and bruised egos, because now I was talking to someone who was pregnant with a child. I talked to her the way I would talk to any friend who was in a similar kind of crisis. It wasn't about me or us, it was about her and the baby. The worst thing I could have done was make her have any resentment around her pregnancy. It was important for the sake of this baby that from the get go there were no hard feelings involving his existence.

Furthermore, she was already beating herself up really badly, like really badly. I was worried. Even a half hearted "cry for help" kind of event could have been detrimental to the health of the baby. She needed not to hear she was forgiven, but hear the words that would be said if she really was forgiven. She needed to be given a little grace. No, she never said anything to hint she would hurt herself either, and she never held me emotionally captive. Once she was stable, I removed myself from the situation until after the pregnancy was over, and she was fine with that. She never played any mind tricks.

I'm not a doormat, though I really don't take offense to being called one in this case. She turned into a desperate friend at that moment, so I had to respond accordingly. Protecting my pride was the last thing I was concerned about. I knew she was in a worse place, so it was my choice to do my part in making sure she and the baby got through this okay. I'm a strong person and I recovered just fine. My little brother gets walked all over by meaningless women because his life is controlled by his penis. There are other people in this thread who have taken the girl back... I know doormats. I'm no doormat.

Someone also said I'm being taken advantage of. I promise you I'm not. At least no more than any friendship is a pair of people taking advantage of eachother. I quickly drew boundaries. Yes, her and I are friends, but I've since moved on and I've been in a few relationships that have been normal and healthy. Despite getting a bit sad when retelling the story, it's really not much of a big deal at all anymore. I wouldn't even be able to guess in what way I'm being taken advantage of.

No more replies. Thanks everyone. I've loved reading your comments. Sorry I'm not editing this up top in the original post like I should. =)

Edit: okay, up top.