Exit Strategy

Jerry has effectively phased himself out of my life. I sensed he was getting too involved with me (even though all we could ever do was talk on the phone). What I attempted to do is bring a small dose of reality to him. I explained that until it was possible for us to date face to face friends was the only option open to me. Unfortunately that was unacceptable to Jerry. He started imagining me running about with random guys and hooking up with them all the time. Considering that is not the case it is apparent that Jerry had gotten in too deep with me. His head ran away with him. His response was to thank me for my honesty and then cease to call me. I chatted with him on IM last night for a bit. He told me that there is no way we can stay in contact because it hurts him too much to know that I am not his while he has been so invested in me. Even during our chat he abruptly stopped talking and said "I can't do this. Have a nice life." In an attempt to push things along too fast for me, Jerry effectively never gave himself a shot.