Hi Kathleen,
In order to be able to even begin to understand why Mike would so suddenly walk away from you and your relationship with him would require me to give you a third party reading (which is generally frowned upon by readers as being an invasion of his right to privacy). When he left you on Monday night did he actually give you any reason for doing so, or are you only assuming that he is avoiding making such an emotional commitment? From painful first hand experience I know that humans in general make terrible mind readers, so the only real way to know what is currently going on in Mike's mind (did something out of the ordinary happen on Monday night that could have sparked this off) is to come right out and ask him to his face.
I believe that (as you may have already suspected) that you were indeed meant to meet each other at this particular time in both your lives, but whether or not you can BOTH make it work is now largely up to the two of you. I would advise you on the basis of this short reading to let things go for a week or so, then if he has not contacted you by then you will probably need to make the first move towards meeting him again on a casual no pressure basis in order to see whether or not he is prepared to reveal the true reasons as to why he APPARENTLY suddenly developed cold feet.
I emphasised the word apparently in the previous sentence because my impressions are that his unexpected behaviour is due to factors which existed long before he first met you, and that significantly it has very little if anything to do with him not wanting to commit to your relationship at this stage.
If on the other hand you continue to pressure him about this and try to get a guarantee from him that he will never have any further self doubts about whether he is ready to make such a commitment, then unfortunately I believe that you will ultimately lose him completely. What you finally decide to do tread very carefully in order to avoid any further unintentional damage to his unusually fragile male ego. He is presently I feel the unwilling victim of his own abnormal sensitivities and inner fears, but is above all worth waiting for as your prospective life partner.
Beyond a shadow of a doubt Mike still has real feelings for you which could potentially develop into a deeper and more enduring type of love IF ONLY HE CAN GET OUT OF HIS OWN WAY LONG ENOUGH IN THE MEAN TIME.
Hoping that this brief reading has been of some comfort and assistance to you,
Your's sincerely,
eye_of_tiger
