I was talking with my DB coach this week and she said that since I did so well at the first in-person meeting with H and really showed him genuine change and that I am honestly doing okay, that the meeting would probably be meaningful for him and I should expect him to retreat.
(1) Why do they retreat when you show them you are doing well? (2) If they retreat when you show them you are okay and they retreat when you pursue them, how do you ever get them back?