First of all Lee, this was a very engaging and beautifully written piece. Sharing what really was a profoundly painful experience in such an emotionally transparent way was probably not entirely easy. And, forgive me for playing amateur analyst, but this guy sounds like a manipulative, egocentric, man-baby, who was powerplaying you. Other than that he's okay. Reading your work for years now you strike me as a wonderful, thoughtful, kind, caring person who - with total love and respect - tends to overanalyze when dating while in the moment instead of just letting things unfold in all their messy unpredictability. Gosh I hope that's not too forward of me. This was really one of your best!