Don’t buy his stories. He might not even be alone when he says he is. Don’t tell him you are suffering, it only strokes his ego.

Don’t worry what he tells people. You text him in hope he won’t tell people that you are heartless. For all you know, he might be telling people that you behaved so poorly that he moved out to get some space but you wouldn’t leave him alone. So more texting isn’t serving a purpose or it fits right into his narrative

You have no ways to know what he really thinks does or says. You again believing his words. Don’t. You can’t outsmart people like him. They are always 5 steps of head of us in their scheming ways.

Take him out of equation and focus on you.