FoxC
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What is your sexual orientation: Straight
Who in your life has "personality" issues: Parent
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« on: November 19, 2017, 02:25:55 PM » |
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Hello,
I've met this guy a year ago. I consider him my romantic friend (boyfriend?)(ex lover?), but we are not a real couple. We do not live together. For his great regrets. Why? Because I don't feel being able to handle it. We have a lot of differences (age difference, he's a mess and I am co-dependent, he has BPD and I'm co-dependent etc etc). Still, I love him and he has other qualities that I really like. And so I like to hang out with him. But I'm keeping my distances to protect myself, because I feel I'd be swallowed at once.
This guy, when annoyed, would go silence, ignoring me totally. Other times though, he would idolize me, you know the song. He's like a child, wants to be totally taken car of to feel loved, but when so, starts to hate himself for being no-good. For the past few months he ignored me a lot, we haven't spend much time together, and it's been a month I haven't seen him at all. He's not being well, he's sick, he's drunk all the time, spending his time in his room doing nothing, hasn't got any close friends except me (I guess?), totally depressed. When he calls me, he's drunk, really irritated, sometimes makes some irony filled suicide hints.
Some time ago I would be sick of worry, now I'm a bit tired. But I'd like to help him. So, I guess, I feel some responsibility to help him. . And I would have LOTS to offer him, if ONLY he listened to me... you know the song. He would be a new man! I'd like to say to him that he can count on me... .and that I could offer him my help... but the thing is... .as I said, I have my limits: I would not answer him the calls late at night even if he's really upset... .I would not like to talk to him when he's drunk... .I won't invite him to my place, because I live with my mom... I won't spend the evenings and nights with him, because I have a lot of work, my time is limited and I like to sleep alone. And etc etc. And this bothers him a lot, because he would only accept my help if he was ALL to me (all or nothing). But he's not: I have my own co-dependence to take care of, and I have many other interests in my life. So here I am wanting all-heartily to offer him my (limited but important) help, but don't know how. Could you please advice something or do you have some insights in our not very ordinary relationship... any insights in my own behavior?
Thank you very much.
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