[Senator Clay Davis]

Your first friend obviously has exceptionally low self-esteem and would rather be miserable with someone than to be miserable alone. Except being miserable with someone gives them the power to bring even more, intentionally misery to him. If she knows he's not going to walk, she will walk all over him. He's gotta dump her ass or step up and show her he won't take her ####, but otherwise he's destined for doormat status for years to come. If you care about him as a friend, you'll try and convince him that the longer he goes on taking this, the worse its going to get. She'll feel empowered to make him feel like ####.