"as much as I would love to have a coffee with him, isn't that pursuit? I would love to pursue, but DR tells us not too. I'm confused."
No it's a goal. You detach, then you execute your strategy. Eventually you're going to have to do something. HOWEVER, you haven't detached at all, so you'll go in with "expectations". Detach enough so that if he doesn't respond, you'll be okay.
M-43 W-40 2D - 9 and 5
Emotion, yet peace. Ignorance, yet knowledge. Passion, yet serenity. Chaos, yet harmony. Death, yet a new life.