When you keep saying you are busy, then you are never free. When you keep saying you have no time, then you will never have time. When you keep saying that you will do it tomorrow, then your tomorrow will never come.
Never sacrifice who you are just because someone has a problem with it. Do not give up, the beginning is always the hardest. Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes.
Do not only be close with someone who makes you happy. Be close with someone who cannot be happy without you. It makes a lot difference to him at least.