His girlfriend is suffering from burnout due to masking. It’s good that she trusts him enough to unmask around him.

I don’t know if most people understand how powerful this answer is. Many boys are conditioned to be Mr fix it. Those of us that are, are trained to believe that ALL problems are our problems.

It’s powerful to hear, “this is my problem, not your problem”. It turns the whole world upside down.

My spouse always hits me with “Do you want solutions or commiseration?”

Thankfully, they accept either choice.