Thanks for replying mgran. I didn't find anything that you said to be offensive, actually, I think that you are correct. I do have some baggage with self-esteem issues and dating men that are wrong for me. This is a difficult situation for me because I don't want our friendship to change but I also cannot continue on like this, if that makes any sense. I appreciate your advice and will speak to him as soon as an opportunity presents itself. I would like to add that our families don't help the situation as they treat us as a couple and expect to show up everywhere together. I have addressed this issue with my own family but I believe that it is his responsibility to speak to his family about this, I think that this may be where some of his confusion comes from. His family seems to support his lifestyle but I think that they hope, and I know that they encourage, that because we are so close and spend so much time together that maybe one day he could change. Thanks again.