My resolve lasted all of a day. You offered breakfast and like a fool I agreed. We sat down to oatmeal and I tried to keep the conversation to a minimum. As I was ready to get up I asked if he had gotten my email. I figured he didn't since he was kind of acting like we always do and not a man that needed to get his shit together and all that family stuff.
This is his reply to my question:
But as I was about to say before more people came in.
I very much appreciate your understanding and wanting to give me some space and time to get my shit together but much more importantly I don’t want you to worry about me. We both have enough to worry about in our lives.
This is a strange a trying time for both of us and to be honest since you ‘dialed back’ I find I’m missing our daily interaction. Hanging with you is one of the bright spots of my days.
My answer:
I try not to worry about you because it’s not really my place to do so. Unfortunately it seems I do anyway.
While I miss our daily interactions as well, I find that I am way too emotionally vested in our friendship. I am trying to really dial it back because I find I rely on you way too much in my daily life.
There’s more I could say but honestly I just can’t.
Could I be anymore blunt. I'm not sure he'll get it.I'm not sure what to do. I'm going to miss him as my friend. But you can't be in love with someone and still be friends, can you?