I really just posted them because I was pleasantly surprised and they were pretty. And I was in a good mood.
He likened wanting to know to bidding on a house. "You want to know whether anyone else is interested so you can know what cards to play." And again, my question was, "So how would that change things for you?" He wants some type of reassurance and I don't want to give it to him...but he does think I'm playing games with him. If so, it's not intentional. :scratchch