How should you deal with a sulky boyfriendShould you just leave him alone or try to cheer him up?

Answer 1

He needs to pull himself up by the bootstraps and manage his moods himself. Otherwise, your efforts will be for naught. Having tried to make someone happy and keep them there (for 20 years), I can say that it doesn't work. Eventually, turning yourself inside out to please them leads you away from yourself PLUS what you are doing for them is not what they want or need half the time anyway. The best relationships have an easy, friendly, communicative manner to them, and it sounds like he is not really communicating in a manner that lets you know what is going on inside.

AnswerYou can only do so much to cheer him up and he is responsible for his own happiness. If this is something detrimental to his life or lively hood then he should seek counseling and be thankful that you are concerned. If he sulks all the time, he definitely needs a better way to handle his emotions.