Reply #13: I would say

[some guy]

accept that the complicated relationship may be a factor, either in how the person responded, or in what you hoped to hear.

So let that go.

Accept the "should submit it" part, and if you agree it is ready to submit, call it agreement, and submit it.

Unless you really want to delve into all the underlying truths of the complicated relationship (and I presume you don't, since I am suspecting this person isn't Mr Writer ( I don't remember the specifics of what you've posted on that relationship ) you need to accept that the other person may occasionally feel a need to pull back at times when you might want them to draw closer, and be content that the person respects you enough to not add to the complexities. There is a line neither of you should cross, maybe the person felt you were too close to the line, so pulled/held back to keep the "proper distance" between the two of you.

( did that make sense? :shrug: )