He was very passive aggressive. He didn't join me on my trip and admitted later on the phone that he was in fact upset that I even booked it and there was no way he could go with me. He wouldn't tell me why, the conversation was cut short. I don't know if it was for cultural reasons that he was upset, he is born and raised here. I invited him because I trusted him and wanted to show him a place I love. I obviously cared and still care about him and miss him.
When I came back from my trip it escalated. At the beginning all seemed well like he's happy to see me then he would ignore me 9/10 times and would tell me we'll catch up or talk and never follow up. There was few moments where he would talk to me in between all the ignoring and seem to care. I'm in the Middle East now going through a culture shock but it's for work.
Anyway the overall passive aggression got worse and whenever we are seated beside each other he would make a point to get up or get someone to sit between us. He would be angry and aggressive about it and very uncomfortable. Other times he would treat me like I was a stranger. I took it personally but I noticed he would put a pillow on his lap sometimes as soon as I was seated next to him.
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I tried to talk to him to understand what is going on. By understanding I would at least learn something about interacting with others here to prevent something similar from happening. He keeps avoiding me and wouldn't tell me what's going on. I need insight on this behavior. I can't talk to anyone else because people here talk and I get misunderstood very easily. I'm new in the Middle East and it's taking me time to understand what people really mean vs what they say and vice versa.
