Yours is a very common problem. It’s understandable that after you broke up with your boyfriend you were free to date whomever you wanted. It’s also understandable that your boyfriend is upset upon finding out the person you dated was a close friend of his. If and until he gets over this feeling of anger, jealousy and frustration at not having control, every time he sees his friend, he is going to think of the two of you together. Neither one of you is wrong. It’s just a situation that requires [i]understanding, maturity and time[/i].
Your boyfriend asking YOU to make him feel better is just his lashing out at you because he’s upset. Clearly the only way you can make him feel better is to say how sorry you are that the two of you broke up and to explain to him how you felt as a newly single (and possibly rejected) person, and that you made a mistake by dating his friend, but you really hope that he understands that that was a blip on the radar of what can be a long-term relationship between the two of you if you are both willing to commit to supporting each other through this bump in the road.
Be careful not get defensive when you talk to him about this. Try to stay calm and level headed and to be reassuring that he is the one you want.
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