I need your help

[Russano Greenstripe]

I've got a friend who I know is a furry. I've explained to him what furriness is, what we are like, and what we do. He has shown his furriness to me many times, but he still denies it! He won't admit he's a furry! He's sent me furry stuff, and he's referred to himself as "Squirell" and "Brushtail" (his spirit totem is the squirell), but he won't come out and accept it! What (and should) I do?

[Lobar]

Ask him what makes him not furry, and see if he's unable to come up with a decent answer!

I know a 'closet furry' myself, and I don't know if she'll ever come out and say it to anyone else but me.  But if you can get your friend to cross over, it would be nice to have another squirrel around here! '>

[Ursan]

I'd say you do nothing. Its not your job and its not really your right to try and tell him what he is. You've given him all the information you can and its for him to come to his own conclusions.

[River Ceed]

I agree with Ursan.  Let your friend be who he is, even if it is a non labeled individual.  It is possible that what you are seeing as 'furriness' is being misinterprted.  Or your labels for furriness may be all inclusive and his may not be.  For whatever reason, he has chosen not to identify himself as a furry and, as his friend, you should respect that and care for him simply because he is 'him'.  Don't worry so much about labels.

~River

[Russano Greenstripe]

Ok, River Creed and Ursan, I won't press the issue. I just see it in him, and I thought he might like it here. He likes to chat and he is really, really random.

[Jybian]

nobody like to be told what they are, If he is furry he will know if not then he might just be having trouble thinking that I know plenty of people who find it hard to admit what they are