Hi, yes you’re right the reference to Gotham is exactly that - friends responding in a crisis.

The 2nd point he describes himself as a religious leader, and does make it clear that is the big difference in how he relates to people. I personally think people who are friends/contacts are aware of the pastoral care type nature of relationship so yes it’s very different to what most of us would experience.

Glad you find the article helpful, for me the main takeaway is to lower my expectations and not invest more time or energy in the relationship. So for me that’s not being the one to text again when it was already clear the person wasn’t going to answer.