I'm 23 and so is my RM. I recently purposely got fired from my mediocre entry-level job in order to get employment insurance benefits and 8 months of freedom that I'm using to build niche websites and a steady income stream. I'm also in monk mode, lifting, planning meals, not wasting time on junk activities, budgeting, planning my future and learning a few subjects of interest extensively.

So this friend is about 6/10 on the beta scale. He is out of shape, ugly, never gets laid (its been years), projects insecurities constantly using sarcasm ALL THE TIME (so fucking annoying, you never know when he's seriously upset or just "joking")

He complains that he can't get girls, is ugly, etc. yet when I ask him to go to the gym with me he says he'd rather work out at home. But he doesn't. I've pushed a bit to get him to come but I know it's futile - i've tried to bet him money that I can gain x lbs before he can, or run x miles, whatever but he refuses.

We go out once every 2-3 weeks. The main point of going out is to 1) have fun as a group of old guy friends and 2) to get laid. He doesn't approach unless he's really drunk, and even then he usually pawns the approach off to me. For example, I told him to approach two HBs and he did. He stood there for a bit, then waved me over, ok cool. Then he said "See look how hot my friend is, so much hotter than me right?" and the girls were weirded the fuck out and left.

I nudged him into the TRP direction a few times, discussing false rape, women controlling sex, men controlling commitment, divorce rape, finding your mission, constantly improving and he agrees on all fronts yet does not improve. I've shown him IM's Monk Mode post and he read it, felt inspired but then did nothing.

Now, sorry for this wall of text, but here is my recent concern: he's telling people we both know that I'm "sponging off the government because he's too lazy to get a job." He snaps me throughout the day of him talking shit to his coworkers about me. He doesn't intend to be spiteful, he's just talking shit and poking fun which we all do, but it's fucking disrespectful. And to top it all off, he had his entire post-secondary paid in full including $1000/month for expenses that he never has to pay back, because he's native.

He also does nothing but smoke weed and game, but plays soccer once a week. I have 9 months left on the lease, he's been a friend my entire life but we lost contact for the last 2 years until he messaged me about moving in with me.

So do I treat him less like a friend and more like a roommate? Ignore, hang out with other people instead, stop responding to his shit talk? I'm done trying to push him to go to the gym or become more RP. I just want a friend who wants to raise his SMV as much as I do, and doesn't purposely SHIT on other friends and do the opposite.

Btw I never mentioned TRP specifically and never would.