Padma
So, how do you feel about the 3 of pents as the outcome with his crowning thoughts? That although he is closed he is still trying to get to know someone? The 3 of pents to me is building...so I am trying to figure out if he is so closed how is he building...could this be a superficial relationship?
To me, the 3 says "it's (and he is) a work in progress" and also shows him as currently more interested in career and money, and in creating a stable future, than in actually seguing off into romances. If you apply Charlie Brown's "he's applying logic" take on that, then you see how the material building blocks are more important really to him at this time, as opposed to others and their emotional needs.
With 2 Pent cards in the spread, it tells me that any romantic fruition shall be a long, slow process. Pents don't move quickly, and are more practical than romantic. If he is building any kind of relationship at this time, then he has long range plans in mind, and does not wish to share his plans at this time, imo.
Maybe he is just testing the foundations, to see if they will hold the weight of a stable relationship. The reversed Moon makes it seem like he is not certain it will.
Just my take! I hope it helps.