How to Deal With Dysfunction in a Relationship

He received a lot of abuse that I witnessed that was shocking to me because I was very sheltered. He handled it like a rock, just very level, very loving, very consistent. His mom, there was some emotional kind of instability there. And he knew it and he'd talk about it. Just a hard guy to talk to if you're not as intense as him or if you don't. So anyway, find out later.