I briefly felt rejected as I felt like he was doing that to stop me calling him. But he asked if I wanted him to record it - I could have said no. And he said I could call so long as it's not late at night in case he forgets to turn his phone off.

I can envisage a situation where I do still call, if I'm really struggling. The memo is great but I know I'm not actually connecting with his actual phone. It does mean I can play it repeatedly if I want though, without phoning him over and over.