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I am asking for help in learning how to cope with someone who is constantly tormenting me about my love life. I know it may sound strange to many of you especially coming from a single guy like me.
All my life I have never really been able to attach closely with either gender’s, no I am not gay or a transgender, I am neutral in that I’m just not attracted to guys or girls.
With that being said I have made “friends” with this person, who is married and has four children, and just recently I was awaken by a reality that he never was a friend.
Like a relationship a friendship takes two people and when one person doesn’t talk about anything but only see’s you as a joke and never stands up for you when harassed by others but only laughs at things that amuse him, it gets old after a while and rather hurtful.
The one main thing that makes my skin boil is his constant questions about my love life, ignoring all other questions I’ve asked to improve our friendship, such us how is his family and making clear some doubts about his own married life he just wants to talk girls and sex and it makes me mad.
Now, I’ve never been amused with all the high fives and whatever else men do whenever they “nail a girl” as they call it or kind give you the nudges when a pretty girl walks in, in fact, it’s down right annoying.
Most times when I ask a girl out I am always put down so I just stopped doing it all together and never bother making friends with girls only because I am annoyed by people nudging me and saying “hey, isn’t she pretty, why don’t you ask her out”
I am not gay, I am not anti women I just have a hard time connecting with people in general and when a married man asks me (just so they can get a laugh out of it) how my love life I want to punch him.
Why, because most married men who point to girls walking alone at shopping centers and or sitting alone at bars are trying two things. Frist, he is trying to convince me how sexy she looks so I could to get her number Why would I want to get her number if I am not interested?)
Secondly , they try and make me say some sexual remark just so they can get a laugh out of it and these married men who do this are usually the one’s who’s own marriage is going down the tube.
So, I ask for help and how to properly address this issue without offending him. I don’t want to hurt the guy I just want him to realize how much I dislike his actions and questions.
Thank you
 
Our God, please help John to find a way to state simply and clearly whatever is needed to stop these unwelcome comments and teasings. His relationships are no one else’s business. Yet it is the case that some men feel that teasing in such matters is part of relationship.
Please help John either to find a way to let such comments run off him like water off a duck’s back, or else guide him to friends who don’t act in this way.
Please guide him towards Your loving purpose for his life, and if it includes a partner in life, please lead them to each other.
 
St. Raphael, we commend John to your intercession. Through Christ our Lord, Amen.
 
to cope in a suffering is something that is between your soul and God; perhaps, friends-we call them-are not yet acutely aware of their own soul/ therefore, it stands to reason, pray for them/ in the process of praying for them-something occurs in our soul…it seems now like a long shot-years to figure it out-nevertheless, the Holy Spirit offers gifts-this would be the exact gift for you/and don’t forget to tell God that you love him/

but i know what you mean-even an English writer, and wonderful essay writer, Charles Lamb cir 1780 mentioned what he termed a married stare; he was single and went to freinds houses to eat dinner; and reported that his married friend’s wives would stare at him/ i add , that still goes on-if i am sinlge -why stare at me? this happens to me-this is an awkward moment-its like two golf balls-frozen-- not just a glance, not the polite look- it is a stare/
i recall this , and i think the situation was more like a lioness looking at her prey; well maybe not-and i never figured out why married women do it/ i wonder if, at the time, if i had been a party person-with many girl friends-then would they have stared/ i was a moral person/ young man-this was my self concept/ so i speculate too much/ I cannot recall exactly how Charles Lamb would solve the problem-it is an old problem of being single and showing up to take supper with group of married people…

so you see, there is an uncomfortable social situation, as you describe…again, teh only resolve would not be with in my own perceptions-my life is finite/i have had success in praying-the Holy Spirit does not stare, nor is being in the presence of God-uncomfortable-in fact, it is not just luck to find God-he has found you (as proof by your inquiry to the good catholics here on the forum); already, God sees your suffering/ and married people do not realize the affect of suffering that they personally cause a single guy…i feel that you are describing a bit of a belief in fate-well choose faith over fate, and your beliefs change so quickly when you pray…if it were the end of the world, hypothetically-i would rather be friends with you because-married people would panic; their status quo, their road rules of ‘be like me attitude’, their complacent lives -these begin to make calloused actions and words, and fool even themselves-so pray for them/ one more point-i don’t think you would panic if it were to be the end of the world-as married people do not recognize the innate courage and fearlessness that a single guy has-/
i conclude with what an ancient ceasar wrote in his book, in context to cults of Roman culture/

the cult of pleasure and pain has made a new standard for good and evil…unquote…
oh i think that religion of the married life in suburbs could be a cult of sorts/ placing on all standards of good if it is pleasure, and standards of evil if it is painful…But, i ask is this God? if you are drawn into this as a singe guy-the Holy Spirit will accept you with no conditions…and so pray about it…

so Yes, married people have set perceptions-so pray for them…the Holy Spirit offers gifts-this would be the exact gift for you/and don’t forget to tell God that you love him/
 
Patrick, thank you for your thoughts. Getting advice from people is often what helps when praying for an answer.
 
Saint Michael, the archangel, defend us in battle, be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil, may God rebuke him, we humbly pray. And do you, O’ Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God thrust into Hell Satan and all the other evil spirits who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls.

Amen.

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Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

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Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

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Jesus our Lord, I trust in you, and place johnzitro2014’s intentions in your most sacred heart. Please grant this person the comfort of your love, healing and inner peace as well as strength and courage

Our Father who art in heaven
Hallowed be thy name
Thy kingdom come
Thy will be done
On earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who trespass against us
Lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil
Amen.
 
Praying that the Lord may grant you strength and guidance in this matter. Also praying for all necessary graces for your friend.

O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You!
 
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