Yes, it's good that you realize what he says out loud is almost always more for HIS sake than for yours. He is trying to rationalize and make sure that wall stays up.
me-35 WAS-37 T-16 1/2 Son-14 (HF Aspergers) BD,ILYBINILWY,"I met my soulmate": Oct5,2013 "Letting go because I love him, holding on because I love him."