and that's all there is to it.

 
Fortunately I have never been on the receiving end of that particular maneuver, but it has come up on here several times.

Luckily they are the minority lol.  

Just trying to not make it sound like a rejection, I imagine.  I mean I would almost always come up with some white lie rather than to give a reason for seeking someone else.  It sounds so cruel.

keeping tabs on the TER local board.

Translated, that means that the guy is a gutless coward and also doesn't give a shit about other people and their lives. Just a prick.

Not that hard to figure out.

Both sides do it.  

Means may be different, but the result is the same, so why do you people fret about so much?