@KatsudonJones i've been working thru this with my boyfriend.
he's a good guy but he was raised with an incredibly, poisonously macho father. he always copes with stress by constantly making jokes, to the point of inappropriateness, and i've been trying to explain to him how unhealthy it is for me to be the only one he opens up to emotionally besides his sister and mom.
i feel terrible for him. it breaks my heart.