Trustworthy. Sincere. Reliability in motion.
The way you handled this doesn't meet those self-descriptions. I deserved better. YOU deserved better. You are not this cowardly person. Why? You speak of logic; reason. Where?
All you had to do was step up to the plate and SAY it. Sure it would have hurt. But this? This was demeaning and disrespectful to both of us.