High Maintenance

So the work Marine is turning into a really high maintenance friend. I’m wondering if this is his way of making sure we have contact with each other. He knows about my Cowboy, and although he says he’s good with it, I don’t think he is. 

He’s applying for a job with the State (he currently works for a contractor), so he’s been asking for a lot of advice, tips and review of his job app, etc. I don’t have a problem helping with that kind of stuff, but after reviewing, I realize there’s nothing really there for me to review.  Everything is completed and signed.  He wants job security and a retirement, so working for the State can give him those things.  He’s aware that I don’t date co-workers, so on top of the boyfriend issue, there’s the co-worker issue. Frankly, the more nails in the coffin, the better for me.

I think it’s the way he does it. The calls, the IM at work, etc. This guy needs to stand on his own two feet and realize that I'm not the girl. It doesn't matter how much hoping, etc.  You're married (going thru a divorce, but still), you work in my pond, and you're just a bit too high maintenance for me.

Granted, there are times in our lives where we're all a bit high maintenance, and that's ok. We help each other out through the bad and the good and just roll with it. But hopefully, our friends let us know when we've gone too far and need to suck it up, pull up our big girl panties, and get on with life...right?