And that was not at all the image I had of my best friend . He said that he would n't be able to be himself with me , and I would have felt like a hypocrite if I did n't accept ALL of him . And the out of sight out of mind , would n't work for him , he said . And I thought that to me it would have worked just fine , not talking about it or thinking about it .

Question: Why might the friend have come out with this at this moment ?
Answer: He was about to leave the areaHe felt he could not be himself if he did notSomeone was spreading rumours about himThe other   guy was pressuring him