Friend broke down in my arms

Last night, my (F24) friend (M23) was hanging out at my place. At some point, we were watching TV, and he rested his head on my shoulder. I didn’t think much of it since we’ve been close friends for a while, and he has been going through some things recently and feeling pretty stressed.

I put my arm around him, and he immediately broke down and started crying. I hugged him a little tighter, and after a couple of minutes, he fell asleep. It felt like he was feeling safe for the first time in quite a while.

After he woke up, I asked him about it, and he told me he had been having suicidal thoughts and had come close to ending it multiple times.

It honestly broke my heart.

Please check in on your male friends.