A guy says he doesn’t trust his emotions when those emotions have failed him in the past and he doesn’t want to relive that failure.

He was in a past relationship that went really bad, instigated by him letting his emotions get the best of him.

He lacked true judgment and made the mistake of not thinking things through at crucial moments.

There is a part of him that regrets that he didn’t.

Now he doesn’t want to make the same mistake again.

He doesn’t want to go through that pain or confusion.

A negative influence from his past has been triggered.

He is finding dangerous similarities between his association with you and his ex.

There is a part of him that strictly wants to avoid thinking about it.

He doesn’t want to make the wrong decision yet again.

This aside, he told you that he doesn’t trust his emotions on account of his uncertainty about where this relationship is truly going.

There is a part of him that really wants to open up to you.

Notwithstanding, there is another part that is so worried that if he opens up, he makes himself vulnerable.

He has never felt like this before, as he is feeling an emotion that is completely alien to him.

He has developed a potent fondness of you and this is making him feel like he is putting himself out there way too much.

He doesn’t want to be vulnerable to his feelings and emotions, as he doesn’t know how that would affect him in this relationship.

He is a guy conflicted.

He is a guy that has developed strong feelings for you that he doesn’t know how to contain.

When he tells you that he doesn’t trust his emotions, he is conveying the message that he believes he loves you or cares about you deeply, but doesn’t want to come to terms with it.

The thought is too much for him to grapple with.

Emotions left over from a previous relationship that he hasn’t gotten over, mustn’t be overlooked.

He has love for his ex, and wants her in his life in some capacity.

Yet, he wanted to move on with you.

In other words, he is totally conflicted on who he wants to be with.

He feels like he has a connection with his ex but also believes that he has a connection with you.

It is a difficult challenge for him to let go of the ex, considering he has so much history with her.

It is also so enticing for him to move on with you. given that you seem to be the type he would want to be with.

Perhaps you even have some similarities with his ex.

Either way, he really is conflicted and tells you that he doesn’t trust his emotions.

As much as he wants to move forward with you, he finds it difficult to completely let go of the past with his ex.

He needs to fully grasp just how special his relationship is with you in order for him to start getting real clarity about his emotions.