I have a friend who I’ve known for a while, we met at work. At first things were cool but then that kind of changed. I’ve noticed that he’s very clingy. He will spam message me if I don’t respond right away. It’s annoying and I’ve told him at times to slow it down but he’d go back and do it. I’m his only friend, he’s told me he’s tried talking to other co workers but things just don’t work out.
I’ve tried to help him many times, I’ve told him to join groups outside of work or volunteer. I even offered to help him look but he said he wasn’t interested. He also said he’s not interested in volunteering. He only wants to be around me but I can’t stand the constant messaging all day everyday. Often times I ignore his texts but that doesn’t stop him from sending me stuff. Sometimes I will also try to wait a few hours to respond back to him but even then he responds right away. He will start typing within a few minutes.
I’ve told him in the past that I couldn’t text all the time as I am busy with school and other errands but he doesn’t listen. He goes back to sending me messages nonstop. I would get a ton of messages from him asking me if I was still doing homework or how much longer I was going to take etc. This really irked me. Even during finals I would let him know that I wouldn’t be able to text for a while as I’d need to study but he’d only stop for a few days then start messaging me again. It’s frustrating to deal with I don’t know what to do. Don’t get wrong I feel kinda bad because after all I’m his only friend but at the same time it’s too much sometimes.