Dear Malakai:

Reads to me that basically, he a decent young man- that he is honest. But of course, no one is 100% honest, 100% of the time. Like you suspected, likely he lied when he said No to your question about whether there was somebody else. Maybe he figured: why hurt your feelings further, when there is no practical reason for you to know that there was somebody else.

Here is a possibility, and it’s only a possibility based on the very limited information I have about him: his father has traveled a lot, he stayed home with his mother and sister and was the man in the house, from an early age. He felt that the females in the household depended on him for emotional support, he tried to provide that to them, but got very tired of that role, feeling burdened it, like it was heavy weight on his shoulders.

Fast forward, he meets a woman (you) who seems to be needy of him, similar to how his mother and sister needed him, he feels burdened, like there is a heavy weight on his shoulders, so he unburdens himself by losing his feelings for you and wanting out of the situation (breaking up with you). A possibility, in your mind?

anita