Italian Game opening advice seeked

in response to the Italian Game opening that I've come to like to play over the last couple of weeks:

sorry for the multiple threads that I just opened as I'm writing this from my phone and the app isn't working correctly. I was seeking advice after I play bishop to c4. my opponent always responds with h6 to respond to knight to g5. does anyone have a good recommendation for the following move as if I'm correct h6 is not one of the main lines.

and can an administrator please delete my other threads because I do not have the ability to do it from the app and I'm not home.

I understand it's a loss for black, but I'm playing white and I'm surely not gonna tell the person that I play on an everyday basis that's not the best move ;-) What I'm asking is what would be a GREAT response to capitalize on the weak h3.? He plays h3 consistently to my bishop to c5.

ok I misunderstood the second part of your reply. d4 you think would answer best? any reasons? I've been playing chess off and on my whole life and consider myself a decent player with a lot of room for improvements and advice.

I can't post a diagram from my phone. perhaps when I get home I'll post what I'm talking about (sorry working on the notation, never did really learn it growing up and playing, was just having too much fun playing the game)

The two knights defence is directly after Nf6.

If your opponent is playing h6 after Ng5 then Nxf7 forks queen and rook and immediately wins.

Castling looks like a mistake because if Nxe4 Re1 then d5? Doesn't look at all good for white.

4.b4!

? Doesn't really work against 3...Nf6.

You are reffering to the Fried Liver attack correct? So, instead of castling, I could have played Ng5? I see it in hindsight now, bummer.  I think he threw me off the attack when he played Nf6.

Im trying to wrap my head around 4. b4!

Yeah it can go into the Fried Liver, but black often avoids it with:

I presume he was thinking of the Evan's Gambit with 3...Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 etc.

I actually started reading that today.  I tried the Ruy Lopez a couple of times, but for me is seems like some wasted moves in the beginning if black plays a6...after i get the Itallian Game down I may try the Ruy Lopez again.

It could be argued that it's black wasting moves to put the white bishop on a better square. There are advantages and disadvantages for both sides.

only correct if black had his bishop on c5 correct?

As far as I know. Looks bad to me in this line.

I thought he meant 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 h6. In post 2 anyway. Post 5 doesn't make it clearer.

I thought about the idea that I was wasting blacks moves by bringing a6, and then moving back into the Italian Game sqaure.  Like I said, after I get a good grasp of the Italian I will try the Ruy again.