Portia you are so right to be wary. MLCers have a way of sucking us back in. When they are through their crisis, I believe we will know.

Whether and what you reply is up to you. Do you want to keep the door open, or slam it shut? Do you want a 'friendship ' with him? Your call. Also MLCers, in the early stages to middle stages do these touch and goes, and act on whatever is flitting through their mushy brain. He may be in a different place today than he was yesterday LOL.