It’s just a little frustrating that he can’t “man up” even a little. You’d think he’d get at least a little confidence from being with her and her regularly coming back for more.
I don’t mean that he’d be using it as a green light to change their relationship necessarily, but just in general he should have a bit more swagger that his friends might notice.
I can see why his friends don’t believe in him. Honestly they talk about him in a pretty patronizing way and I’d like to see him progress in a way that makes him a reliable and respected person. Maybe then he can get better friends, because these people seem shitty tbh.