"What I am doing now is shutting myself off completely from you which is safer for me but not healthy in the long run" - intending him to understand that this is a consequence of how things are right now - and asking for things to slow down and for some time I think...but he heard that "What I am doing now is shutting myself off completely from you which is safer for me but not healthy in the long run" as an definite intention of yours and a rejection.
You can fix it. Phone him and explain?
Its an unintended consequence of texting I think.
Best -GFI
Me: 40ish W: 40ish Together: 20 ish years Married: 10ish Years