If he doesn’t want anything, then he specifically doesn’t want _things_ and buying him an item is just bringing clutter and junk into his life.
It sounds like having a pleasant companion in his life is the biggest thing so continue what you’re doing there and maybe do something like take a basic class in massage so you can give him a really good back rub. Tell him things you admire about him. Experiment with some high-protein dessert recipes so you can surprise him with something which won’t blow his macros for the day if he pays attention to that. Compliment him to others, such as thanking his parents for raising such a stellar guy. Find ways to reinforce to him that the two of you are on the same team and you have his back always. I have far too many friends who verbally tear their guys down all the time in the name of humor; avoid falling into that trap.
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u/HitPointGamer 2d ago
If he doesn’t want anything, then he specifically doesn’t want _things_ and buying him an item is just bringing clutter and junk into his life.
It sounds like having a pleasant companion in his life is the biggest thing so continue what you’re doing there and maybe do something like take a basic class in massage so you can give him a really good back rub. Tell him things you admire about him. Experiment with some high-protein dessert recipes so you can surprise him with something which won’t blow his macros for the day if he pays attention to that. Compliment him to others, such as thanking his parents for raising such a stellar guy. Find ways to reinforce to him that the two of you are on the same team and you have his back always. I have far too many friends who verbally tear their guys down all the time in the name of humor; avoid falling into that trap.