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Can someone help me with this friend problem? im sorry this is really long!but please help 10 pts best answer?

• ok so i have this friend who is older than me he is 16 and he is my best friend's cousin anyway ive only seen him twice in my whole life in person but we have been texting and chatting to eachother on facebook every night for the last 2 months. even though i have barely seen him he has become like my best friend. i feel kinda bad for him because he is only 16 his family lives in mexico he only has my best friend and her family here, he lives with his friend, he works his *** off, he sends money to mexico to support his family, if it werent for his friend he probably wouldnt have a place to live he told me tht he and his family are poor and his exgirl friend has cancer...he hasnt spoken to his family in a longtime because last month his cell broke...so he only chats with his sister.he is really stressed...he just isnt in the best place. we have had ups and downs a weird friendship bt he said tht anytime i have a problem tht i csn trust on him.usually hes the one talking and starting the conversation making me laugh and all but these last 2 wks hes been really stressed and sad but he wont tell me why.ive told him many times that even if i cant help with his problems that if he needs to talk to someone im here for him. hes just one of those people who keeps his problems bottled up inside.its really annoying because for the last two wks weve been chatting hes been saying hes sad and everytime i tell him something he only gives me a one word response after 3 days i realized something is up so i asked him what was wrong and he wont tell me.im highly concerned for him i just cant get him to open up. im not exactly the best person to go to for advice or to start a conversation ive tried so hard to cheer him up and make him laugh its just hard to do when im not there to talk to him in person.the only way he relives stress is when he goes out to have a good time and once a week for a cig, bt since hes been working crazy hours the whole week he hasnt had the time to go out and have a good time..every time i chat with him and i try to cheer him up with funny things and a bunch of smileys and hearts and stuff he reminds me tht hes sad bt he doesnt want to tell me wat is wrong so i just feel like hes provoking me.i feel bad for him i feel bad for anyone when they are sad but i try to distract him and get him away from his problems and i cant,i dont know i feel like if i dont talk to him he'll think im mad or not there for him but when i do im just making myself miserable.today i was on facebook really late as usual and he usually doesnt get off around 2 we chat really late sometimes but since im starting to feel bad myself i said goodnite to him at 11 and i was still connected for another 3 hours he then asks me are u mad at me im like no but i dont know what to tell u.hes like yea im really stressed and im sad im sorry i only respond with one word im like k.but i cant take it. he finally left cuz he wakes up early at 6 for work... can anyone please help me?i dont want to lose him

• Answer:

  it helps when you tell him about your problems. it will make him feel equally in pain. i hope i help i have problems with friend stuff to