Honestly when readers tell the clients to be patient, what does this equate to you?
To take abuse; he'll change somewhat; your connection is so strong, you feel you won't find another like him; to scale back speaking to the POI or what? You can talk it out with the guy and let him know under no uncertain terms, will you continue with his mental bs, then give him three to six months (or whatever time frame works) and if you don't see any changes, get rid of his sorry ass. Why, why, why do women put up with such behavior when the POI turns into a POS. I mean it's soooooooo sad to read some of these stories with the poster not realizing that no one deserves putting up with someone else's issues, especially when you aren't the cause of them.
Even if the reader told you he was coming back, does it look like he is coming back? Is there any evidence that he is pulling towards you? When those religious freaks predict a date out of thin air that christ is going to land and come back to us on say 3/3/2018 and the world will end....what happens when that date comes and goes and nothing happens? There was no explosion, we're still planning on going to work the next day, we're all still here.
All they do is pick another date and they keep pushing that shit further and further out. No explanation as to why they were wrong or why they were the chosen one and how they were handed this god-given date. WTF? I'm surprised after this that people continue to follow them and believe anything coming out of their pie hole.
Here is something I had a reader to tell me once. Just look at the facts! Write them down if that helps so you still aren't floating between the good memories of tenderhearted butterflies in your belly and ignoring the f! up ones.
When you're willing to accept abuse (it's usually an unconscious ailment), you really need to look inwards to figure out what is broken to get that fixed so you can gravitate towards healing and seeking things that make you a better person. You'd be doing this for yourself, not anyone else, just because you deserve it.