He's a chronic cheater that seems to enjoy using any tactic at his disposal. Seems to be a recurring trend on not just Erynn's beach date but also Val's beach date. Erynn even gets annoyed at one point at the beach asking if he's ever going to let her win. So she even starts to see it. And then it also shows up again on Val's training date where he chases her to the park bench, and MC jumps it, pretends he's hurt then grabs her.The "I love... being back in MS" was just cold and heartless.
Our guy uses "love" to distract Erynn, but when they are talking for real he's too much of a pussy and goes for a shy "i like you".
Not anything I'd ever do in my own life and really rubs me the wrong way. But I guess my "manliness" doesn't hinge on winning at all costs when playing around with someone I'm pursuing. The journey is more fun than who wins.