LH19, thanks for your input. Yes, you are spot on. H specifically said there is "nothing to fix" in our M when he said he didn't want to talk. I'm not sure what you mean about friend-zoned? Could you say a bit more about that? My DB coach essentially said that for my sitch, where this is so little contact, I actually need to build up a friendship again.

Kind18, I'm with you. I want to be better at not worrying about his reactions and figuring out his brain. I appreciate you validating how difficult this is despite it not being vitriolic (for now at least).