I really think that so far, Atman's interpretation is spot on. I think the singer is hesitant about starting a new relationship with someone who he perceives has the ability to love him in a much more mature fashion than his last lover. It's not the new lover who makes him afraid to start a new relationship, it's his experiences with his previous lover who maybe acted like love was more of a fairytale hence the line "love is more than holding hands".
Additionally, I think that the reason he believes the previous lover will cry when she discovers that he is with his new lover is because the new lover is either someone they both know or is someone she would never expect him to be with. Maybe it's someone she never imagined he would be with. Kind of like a shocking discovery that your new lover moved on to someone you would never think he would date. Maybe the new lover is not as pretty as she is but has more to offer than she does. Maybe he knows for some reason, the previous lover would think she is a better selection than his new lover because she is prettier than her albeit for him, he is looking at the character of the new woman who he believes would love him better.
I really think that so far, Atman's interpretation is spot on. I think the singer is hesitant about starting a new relationship with someone who he perceives has the ability to love him in a much more mature fashion than his last lover. It's not the new lover who makes him afraid to start a new relationship, it's his experiences with his previous lover who maybe acted like love was more of a fairytale hence the line "love is more than holding hands".
Additionally, I think that the reason he believes the previous lover will cry when she discovers that he is with his new lover is because the new lover is either someone they both know or is someone she would never expect him to be with. Maybe it's someone she never imagined he would be with. Kind of like a shocking discovery that your new lover moved on to someone you would never think he would date. Maybe the new lover is not as pretty as she is but has more to offer than she does. Maybe he knows for some reason, the previous lover would think she is a better selection than his new lover because she is prettier than her albeit for him, he is looking at the character of the new woman who he believes would love him better.