Tell him dont give up.. and try someone else.. if hes got work commitments and travel problems. He should undertand. If anything hes putting pressure on him and will make him worse if you ask me. Tell him just find some one else who is understanding.
I thought that as well but I wasn’t sure if I was just naive or whatever. Just seemed a bit much to me! He said he’s not going to give up, think he was just a bit disheartened by that experience which I can understand.