He is not getting far from you neither he is asking for a space. He is not disrespecting you or being unloving. He’s just asking abit of attention , affection, and assurance from your side. Just to be precise, he doesn’t get carried away in just a night with this unwanted wave of thoughts. He’s not so weak that he gets captured by a mere thought of despite. It’s actually other way around. From the beginning wanting you was his only thought , his only choice that made him truly happy. Extremely happy that he was willing to do anything for you with you. Never took you as an option and guess he never will. But, over the course of time, the words that rained out of your mind, the thoughts you showered at him, the sign that you made him believe made him hard as a rock. He felt like a trash but believed it when you let him. He tried his best but wasn’t enough which made him feel he isn’t good enough. He loved you like noone else but the unappreciative communication made him introvert and down. It was never about a single day. He’s quite cause you didn’t listen, he’s hard cause you didn’t acknowledge his soft side and he suffers alone though he won’t show. As Chris rock said,” Only women, children,and dogs are loved unconditionally. Men are only loved under a condition that he provides.” Sad but most of the time it’s true.