comfoef
When you’re not TRULY ready to come forward with the truth... but you are doing it to protect the person you love, and for a reason that is bigger than a moment of “discomfort”. So you say “comfoef” and later explain it was for “comfort”.
That may be it ❤ he knows he's drained of emotional energy and doesn't want to put that on you so he doesn't want to get involved until he can provide true comfoef