Some back story: My current best friend. We have a lot of the same interests and he is one of the most pure hearted, and nicest people I have ever met. He is a great guy. He will always be my friend for life. The problem is, he is very socially awkward and when he talks to people (especially females) he comes of as pretty creepy. We hang out all the time. I constantly hear others talking behind his back and making comments about him. We go out to the club regularly and his clothes are usually sloppy, he has low self confidence and he feels that he isn't good at anything (which is not true he is an awesome person). He is oblivious to sarcasm and he doesn't understand when people are making fun of him right in his face. I don't get that much female attention, however, I get way more than he does. He has the retarded belief that most women will never find him attractive, he's not a bad looking guy either. I have suggested the idea of shopping with him to help him buy new clothes, teaching him how to dance better and giving him social tips. I keep trying to tell him that deep down inside of him there is a suave Barney Stinson like guy that's dying to get out, but he doesn't believe it! He just has to bring him out. I will reiterate that he will always be my friend for life, but I know that since we are always together, people always associate us with one another. I know shouldn't care what other think, but I feel like an asshole because I feel embarrassed being with him at times. He is my friend and all I want is for him to be happy. He is too good of a human being for people to be thinking that he is a loser. They should be talking bad about me instead. What do I do about this situation? How do I help my friend "come up to my level" and possibly surpass me? For those that have been in the same place as me, what did you do?
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best friend is socially awkward and comes across creepy. constantly getting ignored by females. feel embarrassed
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Some back story: My current best friend. We have a lot of the same interests and he is one of the most pure hearted, and nicest people I have ever met. He is a great guy. He will always be my friend for life. The problem is, he is very socially awkward and when he talks to people (especially females) he comes of as pretty creepy. We hang out all the time. I constantly hear others talking behind his back and making comments about him. We go out to the club regularly and his clothes are usually sloppy, he has low self confidence and he feels that he isn't good at anything (which is not true he is an awesome person). He is oblivious to sarcasm and he doesn't understand when people are making fun of him right in his face. I don't get that much female attention, however, I get way more than he does. He has the retarded belief that most women will never find him attractive, he's not a bad looking guy either. I have suggested the idea of shopping with him to help him buy new clothes, teaching him how to dance better and giving him social tips. I keep trying to tell him that deep down inside of him there is a suave Barney Stinson like guy that's dying to get out, but he doesn't believe it! He just has to bring him out. I will reiterate that he will always be my friend for life, but I know that since we are always together, people always associate us with one another. I know shouldn't care what other think, but I feel like an asshole because I feel embarrassed being with him at times. He is my friend and all I want is for him to be happy. He is too good of a human being for people to be thinking that he is a loser. They should be talking bad about me instead. What do I do about this situation? How do I help my friend "come up to my level" and possibly surpass me? For those that have been in the same place as me, what did you do?
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best friend is socially awkward and over confidence, always hanging out with me and constantly making
assistant