That’s because he’s severely up his own ass, and he mystifies you on purpose to sound smarter than he is. If he wanted to communicate to you openly he would.
I did a masters and PhD through my 20s and it DID feel like arrested development. Sure I immediately felt a contrast to the undergrads and could have great professional, platonically friendly relationships with my professors, but I look back at my emotional and psychological stare and I was absolutely a lot less emotionally mature than now that I’m out school.
This. If he's telling the truth then he can simply hand you the phone to go through the convos.
That’s because he’s severely up his own ass, and he mystifies you on purpose to sound smarter than he is. If he wanted to communicate to you openly he would.
You have every right to be hurt. I would be.
I did a masters and PhD through my 20s and it DID feel like arrested development. Sure I immediately felt a contrast to the undergrads and could have great professional, platonically friendly relationships with my professors, but I look back at my emotional and psychological stare and I was absolutely a lot less emotionally mature than now that I’m out school.