I am looking for some advice as to what I can do to help my boyfriend. We have been dating for nearly 3 years and have been through a lot. As I have posted on here before his mother passed away about 5 years ago and his father has been dating a woman that his family does not like for about two years. About 2 weeks ago his father told him that he would be asking the girlfriend to marry him and he did yesterday, Christmas.

I have never seen my boyfriend so upset. When I arrived to his house yesterday to help with Christmas dinner he was pretty buzzed from drinking wine. This continued all afternoon until dinner. He was so drunk that he slept through dinner and most of the evening with his family.

When he finally woke up he was in a terrible mood. Horrible. The night ended with him and I in his bedroom crying. I have never seem him cry. This was uncontrollable sobbing. He could not even talk. I sat with him for over an hour. He barely said anything.

I know he upset with his father and what he is choosing to do. I believe that he is still dealing with his mother's passing. Add in the stress of the holiday and I can truly understand.

It hurts to see him so upset. Any advice I what can or should be doing? Currently, I am just sitting and listening. I sat with him yesterday and cried. Any insight or advice would be great.