And.... I last minute received a ticket for a concert with a whole group of our mutual friends for Friday night. I told him I am going, and even though he doesn't know I'll be with probably around 20 of our friends, he tried to get me to feel badly for him by telling me he's only going with one friend and that he won't be mingling with any other friends. What a total manipulator. And for a minute, I felt guilty until I realized that's exactly what he was trying to achieve. He has plenty of friends - he has a huge circle of good friends, while I do not and he knows this. He even went last weekend to spend time with some of his closest friends, and he had dinner at another friend's home last week. He's making it seem like there's no one for him to hang out with, when it's sooo not even the case. He truly astounds me how manipulative he is - each and every time. He will do anything to pull on my heartstrings to guilt me into feeling sorry for him. Well, I don't. He's got plenty of friends around, so don't even try to make me feel guilty. I'm the one who is more alone than he is.