Preemptive Strike

There is a man I talk to and  surrendered my unconsumed  calories almost daily. 

Out of the blue...there was no flirting from me to swat... He announced that "while he had no sexual interest in me, he always looks forward to the  intellectual stimulation generated by my words"

The fact that he felt compelled to target a preemptive strike confirms that the confusion is only with
him