I have a friend here in town who I also happen to work with. We're pretty tight, particularly because we can relate to a lot of the day-to-day stuff that happens around our office.
Ever since I told this friend that we were moving, he's been a real bear. He's crabby every day, and actually confessed last week that he was grumpy because he didn't want us to leave town. (This guy is 50 years old and a local from waaay back.) And I really am flattered by that. But the thing is, this week he'll barely even speak to me. If I say something to him, he'll reply. But I don't get anything at all voluntarily.
I kind of think he's trying to distance himself in advance, so that he doesn't feel so bad when we actually do leave town. But the thing is, he's making me awfully mad at him. I understand what he's doing and why, but I don't think it's particularly fair. Any ideas as to what I can do?