Let's worry about you. Why do you bother? Are you in love with him? Are you sure you're in love with him? Take a moment to bang your head against a wall. Are you back? Are you sure you're in love with him? Okay, so, are you sure he's your "best friend?"

Because one of the prerequisites for being a best friend is that said friend is honest with you. This dude isn't being honest with you. He's not lying to you directly. But what someone doesn't tell you is as important as any lie they tell you. Your "best friend" is on a first class ego trip.

You know how some people have their heads up their own asses? They are so into their own drama, that no one else matters? That's not your problem. Your problem is that your head is stuck up his ass, which means his colon is crowded, as his head is already up there.

This so-called best friend of yours is binging on drama. Relationships are contracts between two people. Not all contracts are the same. Some people agree to have "open relationships." If two adults agree to be open and honest about having other lovers, then so be it. If one of the adults gets jealous or has their heart broken, that is sad. But tough excrement, they agreed. If you can't stay true to your word, don't speak it. In some situations, one party agrees to what the other party demands. But, again, we're all adults who have to take responsibility for their actions and words. Life sucks for those who don't clean up after their own messes.

This guy and his girlfriend are playing a game and keeping the rules to themselves. And whether you like it or not, you're playing this game. You can't win. Don't try. If you try, you'll lose, and like a gambler who can't resist the siren call of the blackjack table, you'll play again because you'll get addicted to almost winning.

Why does he sleep around if he loves his girlfriend? If they don't have an open relationship, then maybe they just both get off on torturing each other. Or just love pouring sweet and sour sauce all over their hearts. Who knows. Not your problem. Don't play the game. Some puzzles are worth figuring out. There are Rubik's Cubes where the colors just never match up.

I would stop responding to his texts. Call up old friends or make some new ones. Pull a power fade -- where you disappear into the shadows like a ninja assassin. He wants to sleep with you, since he's told you that he thinks it's a bad idea. That is player speak for "I think it is a great idea for us to sleep together, but you've been warned, so no psycho emotional stuff hokey-dokesies?"

Stick your noggin up your own butt for a spell. It's a better view in there than where you've been vacationing.