To all who쳌fve contributed so far, many thanks.

Me & mutual fiends who쳌fre familiar with the chap in question are not experts in psychiatry/ psychology, & we쳌fre guessing our friend may have this disorder, but he쳌fs never been officially diagnosed.

He쳌fs 59 & has been married 30 yrs & has 3 grown up children who쳌fre all bright as a button.

His wife told me many years ago that apart from herself, I was his only friend & that he쳌fd always had probs forming close relationships with others.


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I'll continue to read with interest your mostly helpful comments