bohi - This could be another classic case of "cake-eating" too. If he's not sure that things will work out, preserving you as a "plan b" while he continues to do what he will is a common wayward practice. I know that my WW would panic any time it appeared that I was going to do anything irreversible that would hurt her fall-back security while at the same time announcing to me and all her friends and presumably OM that she was leaving. I never used the "D" word on her though - perhaps I should have earlier.
Be careful and don't trust words and only partially trust actions.
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