Awkward Situation With A Friend

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So I have this guy friend who is Catholic and striving for holiness, but he struggles with chastity. I remember one situation in the past (two months or so ago) when he noticed me on instant messenger and contacted me. Now keep in mind that he is someone who is known to be very blunt, particularly on IM and he currently is in another state. He told me that he felt, "h##ney" and asked what he should do during that time of temptation. I thought, "Oookay," and asked him if he had prayed for help. In particular, I asked if he had called on Our Lady for assistance. He said that he had prayed, and he jokingly (at least I think it was jokingly said,) that he felt like "H##ping a chair." After awhile I got to redirect his thoughts so that the conversation would be clean.

Within the past week or so, looking back at this situation I feel uncomfortable about what he said. I mean, it strikes me as odd that a young man would contact one of the girls he is friends with when he felt sexually aroused and asked for help in getting through the situation. I got to thinking, "Sheesh, maybe he was thinking impure thoughts about me." Now, I'm a very shy girl and he probably didn't intend to make me feel uncomfortable, but I'd still like to bring this up with him. I just feel awkward about saying, "Do you remember the time when...?" I don't know which one of us would be more embarassed. I know that he suffers from a low self-image and is really struggling with chastity (not that he is out fornicating.) I'm just not sure how this will go down. It's just that this has really been bothering me.