My take is he is covering his butt so he doesn't get the evil eye from his W right now. Does he deserve the evil eye/scrutiny? Most likely.
Sure, he said way too much according to your posts. I said too much in response to some of Mojo's threads.
Mojo correctly identified the issue/feeling I had when I said something about me having 2 W's and she could possibly be OW if she wanted the position. Mojo, identified the trait that some of my posts were in fact me wishing my W-BB would do some of the things Mojo does and what I wish for in a sexual relationship with BB.
So, what I said was more about me saying what I wished happened in my M with BB, than really wanting Mojo to live with me. It was also about flattering Mojo at a time when she looked like a few complimentary things might help her through a tough situation.
It may also have been that way too for your friend, more like he wished he had x, y or z.
Once I said if I were to date legally, I wanted a woman to have $100K in some kind of asset. The money value isn't important. It's the fact that someone can hang on to things and not spend everything they have and the fact someone planned for the future.
HW hinted that she was interested in my offer/stipulation. Does that mean HW and I were about to get it on? No! Later posts answered that question.
So maybe some of the txting with the friend was similar to what occasionally happens on the SSM forum, wishing our respective spouse had, or want to do something we perceive the OP has, to fill the holes/wants/losses/empty spots in our own, respective M's.