I'm not loving his backing out of emotionally supporting you.
Did you explain specifically what you need in that area? Do you want him to just listen to your feelings or to help you work through them? What do you see as his responsibilities here?
I ask because perhaps his tentativeness is because he sees it as a LOT of work and he's not willing to commit to that. Maybe?
I am probably projecting here but it's hard not to see that as keeping you at an arms distance for punitive reasons. Is that how you see it?
Otherwise things sound REALLY good. I love that you worked on an exit strategy FIRST. A great place to start. I'm taking notes!!!
