Is AUTHOR wrong in the post ? POST : This happened way back in 2017 and I have not seen him since. But I wanted to ask this anyway

So around 9th Grade (Canadian guy) in the fall of 2016 I met this guy, who we’ll call M. Now at first, he seemed like a really cool guy and we immediately became friends. And we hung out a lot.

However, around the beginning of 2017, I started to notice the signs of trouble. As soon as I started talking to him, my grades began to go downhill. I barely passed any of my classes that year. His behaviour was beginning to take a toll on me.

Now in Canada, we have exams at the end of every semester. Exams in January and at the end of June before summer vacation starts. And he skipped ALL of them. He began smoking weed and drinking and this obviously took a toll on his academics. He even skipped classes frequently. Worst part is that he would lie about getting laid by like seven different girls which I believed only because he’s my friend, I obviously knew he was lying.

It was around the end of the year and many people who knew M or have heard about him have been wanting me to stop being his friend due to his behaviour. So that’s what I did

He thought I was a nice guy and always had my back and I feel bad for letting him go, but I had to cause he was destroying my future. Am I the jerk?

Tldr: Had a friend, enabled his destructive behaviour which took a toll on my grades, cut him off around 10th grade 

