Why does my best friend care about what other people think of us?

[Tom J]

so i'm a guy and i have a guy friend, and everyone seems to have a problem that we are really close, last time i checked he was taken, and i just had my heart broken by some girl, and im not attracted to him at all!

why are my friends like ' how come you always are with him?' and why?? etc, yes we are close were BFF's and i have never had a friend like him ever thats the best! even my family always say why are you always together?? when i brought him something for his birthday last year it cost around £500, and everyone of my mates were like WTF, why would you spend that much on him, a guy never does that for another guy! seriously whats everyones problem where not gay, just BF's!

but now my friend thinks we should hang out much less, and says i think were too close, why?