Can I ask what exactly did he say here... " H laughed it off, tried to smooth it over.."?
If you remember.
and
"it just deteriorated into a blame game and defending his actions and how it was not a lie to him, it was a 'pretense to see how I would act when I found out' and 'omission of fact'. I said I will not willingly engage in game playing."
I am assuming he was on the mat.. and he was blaming you for his actions.. or did you two start back and forth communication again? There is some hope here.. I just need to kinda picture it in my head.
How are you by the way.. beyond this stuff?
I did see your request to look at the other stitch.. I am making my way through my list.. I really do need more time.
Relax Eat Think Act normal React.. Smartly. Do something different. Emulate. Do Work.