I wasn't gonna guess....but that was my guess. Possibly the pain (and I think he feels it whether he goes or not) from his guilt for what he did, and he can't face neither the people he knew, nor the fact that you actually were a cute, loving couple after all. Then he would be wrong, and we can't have that.....can we?
Be careful running through the trees with those frying pans, GGG....
