He has a mental problem, so it's hard for him to function normally. XP Bio-polar disorder, makes it hard to keep track of his emotions. Could do something completely harmless but he'd blow it out of proportion.
I have a friend who used to do that. She would even ignore me. Mainly just paid attention to her boyfriend for the first year.
Hey, are you interested in AC2? I've a ficlet series called 'Taboo Tears You Up' based off of the game. XD