I'm so glad you told him about not wanting the D! It does seem he is very hesitant about so many things. Why do I always post after KAW? He's just to wise, so I'll just second what he said.
It sounds like you have done a bunch of 180s for your own personal life, but what 180s can you do with your communication styles?
I like the date idea, it worked for me. Ellie's suggestion was something with adrenaline--scary movie, go karts, we did laser tag, it was a blast and something we had never done before.
