Dear bren,
when you asked him:
“would you be willing to step back from your situation to allow time for us to spend together?”
did you mean if he would be willing to stop seeing the other woman? And to that, his answer was “I don’t think I can do that”?
If so, he doesn’t really want to risk breaking up with his new girlfriend for a hope of possibly having a better relationship with you in the future. It seems to me he is the type of person who can’t be alone, he needs someone. That’s why he doesn’t want to say No to you either, in case things don’t work out with his new girlfriend. I think that’s the mystery of his being reluctant to say either a clear Yes or No to you. Would you agree with that?
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