A letter to a friend
Hi, Yulya. I am glad to receive your message, but I’m sorry to hear about your problems. Of course, I will try to help you. Honestly, I experienced something like that once, while I was studying in college.
First of all, I suggest you should talk to each other. Ask him some questions about things that worry him. Be a good listener. From my point of view, in such circumstances it usually helps a lot.
Then, tell him about your feelings and explain that you can support your friend in difficult situations, but it must have some limits. You know, unhappy people are often selfish. They focus only on their own matters. It is possible that he didn’t even notice that you are doing for him and how much efforts it takes for you.
Anyway, I hope he will find a suitable job soon and you will forget about this situation. In another case, let’s have dinner on weekend and discuss this issue in person.
Take care.
Inna.
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A letter to a friend
Hi, Yulya. I am glad to receive your message, but I’m sorry to hear about your problems. Of course, I will try to help you. Honestly, I experienced something like that once, while I was nstudying in college.
First of all, I suggest you should talk to each other. Ask him some questions about things that worry him ("ask him {some questions} about what is worrying him" might be more usual here, if it is** his current concerns that are at issue, and not longer-running, more permanent concerns). Be a good listener. From my point of view, in such circumstances it usually helps a lot.
Then, tell him about your feelings and explain that you can support your friend in difficult situations, but ithere must be ( better than "it must have" here) some limits. You know, unhappy people are often selfish. They focus only on their own problems. It is possible that he doesn't (all present tense here) even notice what you are doing for him and how much effort it takes for you.
Anyway, I hope he will find a suitable job soon and you will forget about this situation. ("In another case," - you don't need this, and it's not really a different case, since you are suggesting talking it over when you meet ! )* let’s have dinner at the weekend and discuss this (you'd probably not want or need the "issue" here) in person.
Take care.
Inna.
* If you want an alternative here, you might use "Turning to other matters", or, slightly less formally, "turning to other things," or "moving on to happier things" ...
** I've seemingly crossed number here - with "it is .. that are". This is correct and not too formal (quite formal) but might upset an examiner or someone over-focused on number matching and missing the meaning a little, For an examiner I might have used , "if it is his current state of mind that is at issue,and not ... "Want to progress faster?
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