How can I help my friend??
For the past 3 months, my 26 year old friend has been sleeping with a 19 year old man. They were both in agreement that it was just sex.
She noticed over the past few weeks that he hadn’t been contacting her and when she tried calling him she got a message saying his number no longer existed. She sent him a message on Facebook asking if he had changed his number and he replied with “yes. I don’t want to sleep around anymore”.
She is angry, upset and thinks it’s her. She is allowing it to consume her to the point where it is making her feel physically ill. She is stalking him online and making herself even more upset doing so, whenever she sees him communicating with another girl.
I don’t think she understands quite how tough a “FWB” relationship can be if you can’t completely disconnect yourself emotionally.
I don’t know how to help her. I have tried all the clichés… he’s not worth it etc etc but she is still severely depressed.