I will shut down and detach my a$$ off. He will not like that, and he will begin to come around and start telling me how beautiful I am, how smart I am, etc.
If he starts doing that tell him to STFU and walk away. Hang up on him when he starts that stuff. Then you have to tell him that you don't need that s**t and that he needs a psychiatrist. (I really mean this.) You have to set the boundaries and change the dance. And you know that being nice about it doesn't work.