What would you make of this

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Text message, I said I feel like I am drowning most of the time

He responds, I'm a good swimmer

Thoughts?

With absolutely no context...

The responder feels unable or unwilling to the drowning comment seriously and has treated it as if you meant it lighthearted

He can rescue you?

Interesting two different views

I read it as a supportive comment. He is implying he is willing/wants to help you

Well I’d honestly respond lighthearted unless it was an extremely close friend or work colleague as I’d just not know what to say.

I try to problem solve and anyone saying they feel like they’re drowning to me would make me think they needed help, either medical or practical to offload some work.

I think it means he will try to help.

Without context it's difficult to say, but on the face of it I think it's a clumsy attempt at being supportive.b

Poor attempt at getting onboard with your analogy but probably well intentioned?

Better if they’d said ‘ I am a trained lifeguard’ but I assume it was meant that way.

Depends on the rest of the conversation and the relationship generally.

I read it as a very sweet, supportive message.

I read it as supportive but wasn't sure

Impossible to know without context

I'm not sure what other context is required.

Kinda like an ‘I got you’.

I read it as supportive.

Or it could mean that he doesn’t let things drag him down as he is a good swimmer in life. In other words, buck up and be like him?

They want to save you

Or, that's nice love but I'm fine?

I've made this exact response to someone and I meant that I would save them.

But I am not him and if this man is a joker or a twat, he may very well have meant it as a very poor joke.

Soola you could be right