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Within the last year, I have been chatting with a guy , I dated as a teen. We have been speaking online, Skype, and via telephone, to the point that I have fallen in love with him. However, every time we get close he stops talking with me, for a month (s) and I always have to reached out to him, first (example: the other night he finally said he has intense feelings for me, which is unusual for him because he doesn't express himself and I haven't heard for him , after this revelation, although I have called and texted him). He knows I love him dearly and if I had to choose, I want my life with him. He knows I do not expect him to say he loves me too, just because that is how I feel (no pressures from me, I am an intense person, at times.) Prior , he expressed that he always wanted to be with me, and how if we progressed he wants a life with me. I go in between three different scenarios, as of why we cannot progress they are: 1) he is afraid because he had a very bad relationship, with someone he loved years ago (men tend to carry their baggage a very long time) 2) he is playing games with me because he is upset, still, I did not like him a lot when we dated as teens and now that I am interested, he is having a field day with me (I know immature , but people are out for revenge sometimes) 3) He is seeing someone else, but afraid to tell me because he still wants me around and knows I will not continue to talk to him , if that is the case (no he isn't the player type, but sometimes someone doesn't exhibit those qualities to you and really are like that... you only really know what you do and what someone else tells you). My question is why does he keep pulling away, every time when make progress? ps: we are doing a long distance 'thing' because he just came back from overseas (fighting for our country) and we are in different states, so no physical interaction has taken place.