Hey...
...he owned up to it. In public. We give points for that kind of thing where I come from.
Sort-of like the guy who put the singles ad in the paper that read: "SWM, 22, seeks SWF, 18-30, petite to med. build, for meaningless physical relationship." (Really. No kidding.) Though the message is unattractive, at least it's not disguised in the seductive gift wrap of false courtship.
If you got out with your soul, then you had a pretty firm grip on it to start with. It's the ones who don't know who they are that give it away.
Regards--
Mary Anne