If you don't believe him and keep asking him, you will push him away. It's so much easier to back off a little, go have fun with your friends, etc. and allow him the time he's asking for.
::but sort of weirded out that one fight would throw him off like this.
It sounds like he may be a tad more sensitive than you thought to teasing and poking fun at him.
It also sounds like he needs a long time to recover from something like that.
What you did wasnt a big betrayal so for him to start to think that maybe a relationship is not for him...may definitely be a red flag that he is not ready for a relationship.
So he's already feeling down because he thinks (right or wrong?) that he has to do the planning for his group of friends to do anything; he is helping his friend make a costume; he has everyone at his house drinking his drinks; and then
Welcome to the board molly311,
If you don't believe him and keep asking him, you will push him away. It's so much easier to back off a little, go have fun with your friends, etc. and allow him the time he's asking for.
::but sort of weirded out that one fight would throw him off like this.
That's all it takes.
It sounds like he may be a tad more sensitive than you thought to teasing and poking fun at him.
It also sounds like he needs a long time to recover from something like that.
What you did wasnt a big betrayal so for him to start to think that maybe a relationship is not for him...may definitely be a red flag that he is not ready for a relationship.
So he's already feeling down because he thinks (right or wrong?) that he has to do the planning for his group of friends to do anything; he is helping his friend make a costume; he has everyone at his house drinking his drinks; and then
You mentioned that he was frustrated with being the one everyone relies on to make plans, host,