27 and 27.2. Relationship

[Yubidis]

Hi everyone! I have been experiencing a situation of ambiguity with a person for a long time. I've always been pretty sure that there was attraction and even feelings between us, but that for a series of reasons we both avoided to coming out into the open, keeping our relationship on a friendship level. Recently our relationship has intensified and he has given explicit signs of romantic interest, but to my explicit question he has reacted by withdrawing, saying that it would be difficult for it to work anyway given their different lives etc. I think I'm quite accurate if I say that we both experienced this conversation as the closure of a possibility that actually would have made us happy and I perceived a lot of sadness in him, as if he had forced himself to set a limit. I asked I Ching what energy our conversation had generated in him and I got a 27. Then I asked how can I expect him to act on it? (here my afterthought was whether he could come back and overcome his fears) and I got 27.2 any suggestions are welcome! I hope you can help me clarify!

 

[Liselle]

what energy our conversation had generated in him and I got a 27.

Oracle
'Nourishment: constancy brings good fortune.
See the jaws,
And the origin of your quest to fill your mouth.'

Image
'Below the mountain is thunder. Nourishment.
The noble one thus reflects on her words in conversation,
And is discriminating about what she eats and drinks.'

27 seems to say what he said. Which is nice, in a way - you know he's being honest. For whatever reasons he just doesn't think this would be good for him, or maybe for either of you, or for both of you as a couple, maybe despite attraction. It might mean he's clear-eyed and not impulsive, which is also a good quality (vs. people who might jump into something even if they know better, which could cause everyone more pain in the end).

Then I asked how can I expect him to act on it? (here my afterthought was whether he could come back and overcome his fears) and I got 27.2

'Unbalanced jaws
Putting away the canons, looking to the hill-top for nourishment.
Setting out to bring order - pitfall.'

Wonder if this is similar? "Unbalanced jaws" might be impulsivity or something like that. "Setting out to bring order - pitfall" - realizing it's not a good idea to figure you can fix things, maybe. How many people get into relationships knowing there are significant problems, but blithely assume they can fix them, but they can't?