From the comments, I thought the ML was a playboy who slept around despite having someone he loved, but it turned out he just went on dates for political reasons, and it's never really stated he was in love with the girl he met years ago. He just thought of her as his savior. He wanted to see her again, but if it was love, he'd have sought for her himself. It seemed he just didn't think it was possible for them to meet again, so "betraying his feelings" wasn't even a consideration.
From the comments, I thought the ML was a playboy who slept around despite having someone he loved, but it turned out he just went on dates for political reasons, and it's never really stated he was in love with the girl he met years ago. He just thought of her as his savior. He wanted to see her again, but if it was love, he'd have sought for her himself. It seemed he just didn't think it was possible for them to meet again, so "betraying his feelings" wasn't even a consideration.