I know you feel a lot of pressure to make your response to him do kind of EVERYTHING -- express PMA, keep the road home paved, encourage him to contact again, etc.
You're not going to be able to do that. You're going to have a real marathon.
So you're going to have to pick one or two things you want him to hear and just address those.
I don't know what balance you want to strike, but I know for sure you want your email to be reasonably upbeat.
Beyond that I hope someone else is more inspired than I am. I'm not your woman today. But I'm really glad he reached out to you.
Me42, H40 D12, S8, S7 A revealed: 7/13 Sep 4/14; Agreed to D 1/15