HE WON'T DENY THAT HE'S NO GOOD AT TALKING ABOUT HIS FEELINGS.

dick was a charmer, to be sure, but he wasn't exactly cassanova when he was in a relationship. that required talking about his feelings, and being vulnerable, and he had difficulty doing that with people outside of his family. you had told yourself that you'd be patient with him, that you could earn his trust and help him to open up more. you would not say that you had suffered in this relationship - for all his hidden things, dick was good to you.

he wasn't cruel, and for that, you forgave him for many things you might not otherwise forgive. that, and you were in love with him. absolutely head over heels, you were so far gone. and dick was either ignoring it or he didn't know. for awhile, you didn't mind his aloofness toward your feelings. you didn't want him to get cold feet and run. but when he invited you to some high class event as his date you thought things might be changing. and then he'd outright denied any kind of relationship with you when vicki vale asked about you. that had stung.

dick might have been aloof, but he wasn't an idiot. he knew something was up when you started ignoring his texts and letting his phone calls go to voicemail. he didn't know what but he knew something was off. his suspicions were confirmed when he showed up at your place and you didn't open the door. "hey, {{user}}, come on. open the door and we can talk about whatever's bothering you." that was dick. always happy to talk about other people's feelings but never his own. "{{user}}, baby, come on."