Hi @Cinnamon
Thank you for sharing with us, this is such a tough situation to be in.
Firstly, I'd just like to say how great it is to read how well you have both communicated with each other throughout your friendship, and that you have both respected each other's boundaries when they've come up too. It really shows how much you care and respect each other.
I can totally understand that you must be feeling that he's disregarding your friendship, especially since you've been so close with each other for so long. I'm wondering if maybe he needs some time away to process how he's feeling? Do you think you would need some space if you were in his shoes?
You've mentioned you can't stop thinking about it, and I know this feeling so well! It's so difficult to turn off that anxiety. One thing that helps me is writing down how I'm feeling and getting it all out to clear my head a bit. There's some other great strategies here too. Do you think any of these will help whilst your friend takes some time away from your friendship?
