Thank you Brenda. He did tell me that he can't let his emotions in because of his sobriety, so for one second I did wonder if he might be afraid of getting hurt and relapsing. However, I feel he's pushing me away as he's pulling me in... like a tug of war. I'm sure when I tell him that I should be free to see others while he's getting where he needs to go - he will be perfectly ok with that.. and it hurts so badly which is why I can't focus so much on him (because I love him). Sounds so contradictory. 😭