No response on email yet but have just been sent texts with pics of sneakers I might like. FFS !!!
He is thinking of you and he cares. He has probably read the email. If he is passive-aggressive as you describe him, then he is likely conflict-averse, as well. The texts could be an attempt to reduce the feeling of conflict created by the email. Think of it as titrating his level of discomfort, something like that.
H: 35 W: 33 M: 11 T: 13
4/10/18: I discovered A and confronted ("BD1") 6/23/18: I moved out 8/31/18: MC ends ("BD2")