What was that? Part 2

Well three and a bit months passed and he messaged me a Happy Birthday and it was lovely and thoughtful. I asked him (probably not very smart of me) if he wanted a reboot. “Yes, please!” was the response. That was June. It’s now September, a year after we met in person. Still no meeting since February. Now we are both working because of easing of lockdown.
“Why hasn’t this worked out?” I ask.
“It’s difficult with distance,” he says.
We both drive and live a maximum hour’s drive from one another. He never mentioned distance being an issue, ever. 
“It makes me feel kind of sad,” I say.
“Me too,” he says along with a sad face emoji.
Just a bit too shallow, trite and insincere. Complete and utter b*****ks!