Una+: If you gave him a novel and said Read this!, would he read it? You might give him the romantic mystery novel Set This House in Order by Matt Ruff. The description of one person with DID, as seen by another person, is very sweet and also very accurate. Your friend is likely to identify with the people in the novel, and you may too. You may see, in this novel, some of the magic he sees in you.
I say that as someone who not only has DID but also knows some other people with DID. They all have an indescribable, magical quality. So do you, even though you don't know it.[
Una+, if the book had NASCAR characters, he might read it! But it sounds like a book for me, so I'll order it for my Kindle. I don't know how far his mind will stretch on something like this, he's sweet, but pretty conservative. We'll see!
I do know that for so many years I have struggled to hold in a quality, such as you describe. It just didn't fit with my family style, or when I was married either, to my late husband. It came out when I was in that difficult relationship a few years back. Maybe the only good that came of it, but I discovered a new side to me. I liked it! And now I guess I'm missing it
