Dear Maria:

Congratulations for your realizations. I am glad you got where you are, appreciating your worth and respecting yourself, as you deserve to be respected!

You can tell him something like “(You) are very nice… (You) are just not what I am looking for right now. Quite honestly just want to be single… I want to tell (you) before (you) decide to drive 1,600 miles, not to expect a relationship to come out of this. I think (you want more out of this than me.”

This is a quote from what you posted so it would be so very honest and what a precious gift it would be for him, your honesty. How refreshing in the dating world. Correction: how refreshing, period.

anita