How do I help this friend?

[TheHumanSpirit]

One of my best friends was in a relationship with a guy who I become friends with through her. They broke up, saw other people, and got back together. Then they suddenly broke up after he stopped coming around (because she wanted distance, but not meaning for him to distance himself at lunch).

I'm speculating that he was annoyingly in love and incessantly trying to be around her. Her mom also doesn't agree with her having a love life in high school... She never told me why they broke up, or even that they broke up, actually.

But I see him before school sometimes and he looks really down and depressed. One of my other friends happens to be his best friend and really likes him, but she's right not to let him know while he's in that state. I feel like he still likes my best friend and she still likes him, but maybe they can't be together because of parents.

So anyways, I want to try to help him out of this mess. We're out for break for this week and the prom deadline is coming up at the end of the month. I want to try to persuade him to go to prom so he can have some fun. But first I need to talk to him.

Should I ask any specific questions? I'm thinking just listening will be most helpful in this situation. What, if anything, should I avoid? I don't want to make this worse.

[Skeptical Bear]

I think you should ask if he's okay. Offer to listen if he opens up.

[Stronger]

Just talk to him privately and aks how he feels about it, I think thats grea youy want to help him, and he will like that you wanna help him. Something to consider, if he doesn't wanna talk about it at the moment or at all then don't force him too, just accept it and go on from there. But I think trying to get him to go to the prom is a good idea, just tell him, I hate seeing you all depressed, and I think you should come to the prom with me and whoever, and just have a kick-ass time.