hi,

so, yeah as the title show.. I am dealing with a depressed boyfriend in a long distance relationship. Our relationship has not been easy. I have only been with him for 6 months, in which almost 5 months of it is over the long distance. We met in China, where he was an exchange student from Europe and so, now he is already back there. I am Asian, he is European. I am 21, he is 25. I came from well-off family emotionally and material, he came from a very individualistic family.

we are different in any way, but despite all that, we found comfort in each other. we can talk on skype forever (7 hrs ++ the longest so far) if the time differences and our activities permitted.

He has always been stressed out about finding job as he is graduating his master degree. However, lately he admitted that he is, in his own term, "ill." He meet up with psy often and get medication for it.

What can I do to help him? The distance is hell hard.. I wish i can be there next to him, holding him and just be there. in addition, his ex of 3.5 years comes into picture. Bcs of his family background, he regards friends as family, in which he sees his ex as a close friend. it is obvious that his ex is still have a feeling for him and it makes me really hard to accept their friendship. He always said that he will not cheat on me, and since he is with me, being with other girl is impossible. But as a human, and a female, I still find it very difficult to deal with this issues. however, it is selfish for me to say anything bcs of his depression. It is bad enough that im not there with him..

also, i dont know any of his friends (They are all in europe, and he told them about me, and vice versa). Will it be ok if I ask his friends via internet (fb, email) any way to help my boyfriend? or will it be too much?

Help me.. what should i do to deal with a depressed boyfriend in a long distance relationship with his ex being in vicinity? I dont want to give up on him.