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I'm trying! Thanks for the advice. I may be back on here for advice (if) he comes around and I get a chance to talk. I hope he does. Thanks. The problem is, he'll never bring anything up, really dislikes talking about anything except superficial stuff. We have been able to talk a couple of...

Thank you for sharing. This sounds so much like him....he's often like that. Sometimes I've wondered if he's having a manic episode he gets so excited. But there has always been hot and cold and now that I'm putting things together, I think he's been mini isolating for a while. I'm sorry to...

Wow, thank all of you for responding. I'm trying to understand, and this is helping greatly.

Thank you--I'll continue to give him space. From what I'm reading, you can't force things. I'll just try to continue to be patient. I sort of wish he would be able to admit he is struggling (he has eluded to needing 'rest and recovery,' lots of alone time, he admits he doesnt' have normal...

Thank you--that is so helpful to hear. I was a little hurt when he seemingly had more interest to be friendly with this person he doesn't know well than me, but I understand better now. Thank you. I will continue to give him space. Fortunately he's not a boyfriend or someone I'm super close...

Thank you--EXTREMELY helpful. I don't want to give up on him as a friend because we've had some really fun times together and I've sensed under all of this that he is a really sweet and decent human being. I also don't sense he has many other friends. He's made comments about 'are you just my...

I have a male friend who has military history and I've spoken with a counsellor friend who works with the military and many things point to him possibly having undiagnosed PTSD. We've been friends for about a year and he's been hot and cold over that time period--sometimes I think we're...