Do you think not talking about it, pretending it didn't exist...might be exacerbating some things for you? Yeah, that is a thing...because it has to go both ways. But then maybe the thing about trust is like...someone has to initiate it? Because if both parties are just waiting for the other to trust them in order to extend their trust...it won't happen. But you should absolutely ask for that trust to be returned, genuinely, if you extend it. I'm not saying to trust and then let things be, but someone has to prove that they really and truly have faith in the other, or it'll be upsetting for you both. I also told him...that if he needed help, that I hoped he would know I want to help him. But at a point, I think you have to wait for him to acknowledge it. You can't force him to. Because he's the most stubborn human being on the planet. But I, at least, think that he does really listen to other people, and I think he thinks about what they've said to him. It's fine. I don't want you to also run off to Grindr and...well, make things messy for yourself. jaja It really is fine though. I don't you to feel frustrated or cornered or under so much pressure that you pick fights with a guy who could really hurt you. I'm guessing you must have really felt that way a lot lately to do that.