Yeah. And he also previously said that Shizuma turned him into a clingy person. I think he always had the desire to be that way just that he was afraid of getting attached to someone, but he somehow was able to express those hidden/repressed desires because he was with a very loving and understanding person who alarming would always think that Minato's "traumatic responses" are his fault. And this would be mentally and emotionally draining to a normal person. Although in turn Minato will do a 180 and realize his mistakes while "blaming" Shizuma in the process. XD
And just when you think its all going well, Minato relapses and the cycle just keeps repeating itself.
What do you even do when you have someone who doesn't like to feel smothered but is also clingy? Loves too much, but communicates less?
What I find beautiful about this story is how well Minato's trauma is shown and explored. None of his actions are depicted as "right" or "wrong" bust just as they are, trauma responses. It's not easy to be with someone who deals with a traumatic past or has PTSD and all around this series we can see how Shizuma helps Minato deal with this and how both of them make compromises with each other. I think most people can't empathise more with Minato because it's difficult to understand trauma if you haven't experienced it closely, whether by yourself or seeing someone close with it. If I dare speculate, I think Minato shows BPD-adjacent symptoms, especially taking into account what happened with his mom. Anyways, this is my short rant (▰˘◡˘▰)