I really think you and I are personality twins, artist. It's SO difficult to turn your back on someone who needs you. It's even more difficult to basically say "who cares about how you feel about ME". We all want to be loved and adored. It's hard to disassociate yourself from his words because they are about you, and none of us know him like you do. But, as a person on the outside looking in, his words sound manipulative. He knows you're codependent. He's feeding off of it. He's giving you just enough to keep you holding on and begging for more. Ask yourself, "What am I getting out of this relationship?"