Oh, I'm sorry to hear he's going through that. I really hope he manages to see reason in the end. It's scary how someone else can make you lose your (otherwise reasonable) mind, isn't it? Particularly presuming that a recent divorce leaves one quite fragile. So I really hope it works out. Though having heard that, maybe cutting him loose isn't the best choice? I just figure, when he looks around and finds all his friends have left, he may see sense, but he may also end up feeling alone and isolated and retreat more in this relationship (?).
Damn, being a good friend is hard :/
mainly because at a certain point you're done with formal class settings
That's true. I found the same, leaving the school system a lot earlier than my peers. Then again, I realize a lot of these relationships are built more around common denominators (like we hate so-and-so teacher/boss/assignment/client, you know? Or having someone to go out for a smoke with and what not) and once the official environment dissipates, so does the relationship...
Airbnb is a cool way of meeting people, I agree. Didn't use to trust it before, but now, I'll choose it over hotels if at all possible.
Hope you're having a good one :)