The "SEE ME" friends...

I'd think that this is a symptom of a lack of a healthy, consistent method of self-expression. Unless you're feeling adventurous and like to play shrink, I'd just inform him of his habit and ask him to stop. Explain to him that it's impeding your relationship and just makes him sucky to hang around. Hopefully that'll get him to come around.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Lady Miyomi

Before I can explain something of that magnitude to him, I think I should find out if I'm considered his friend vs. his comment box. Isn't that more important? That way, if he considers me more of a comment box, then I do something else. But the question is, what else can I do?

I agree on finding out exactly what he considers you as first. If you can't sit this guy down and have a serious conversation about this, then you probably do need to drop him.

If there's hope for him, you'll know after talking and you can possibly work on getting him to change his behavior - or at least realize what it is.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

You say that this is a recent thing, so it seems to me that maybe he's been through something you don't know about? I mean, obviously something has changed.

Well, beating around the bush won't work with this guy. Be aggressive, be direct - but make it clear you're doing this because you're friends, and that you're not just attacking him.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

That would be the difficult part. As an introvert myself, I know how that works. He won't tell you what he doesn't want to. At this point, I think that you should ask him about it; if he doesn't tell you, then offer to be there for them if he does.

Then again, it's entirely possible that nothing traumatic has happened and somehow, he just figured that acting the way he does not would make him likable. If you think that's a possiblility, then you so inform him that it's really not working.

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