What She Said, What He Heard!

In keeping with Ashley P.'s last post on "why men don't share their feelings" I have an amusing (and sad at the same time) story to share. 

Before I finally found my new home here on main st. I had found what they call "A Handy Mans Special" at one of the trailor parks in the area.  Basically you buy for a $1 and it cost about $600 after taxes, title and other incidentals to move in.  So I was thinking about it because the one I looked at really didn't need a lot of work, mostly just appliances.  So I talked with my x about it and would he maybe be able to help me do a little cosmetic surgery to the place and so on and so forth of this nature and his respose was....

"So what you're saying is you wanna move back in together!"

Holly Geez I thought and immediately responded with a resounding NO, not thinking that I might be hurting his feelings but I was just dumbfounded that this is what he would get from this conversation.  Then I asked, "have you quit drinking?" and he of course said no, to which I responded that I would only move back in with him if he finally quit drinking and made it forever!  Of course he would not do this so that was the end of that conversation. 

Now please, can someone tell me how he would get that in his head.   I'm absolutely sure he knew I had been trying to find some affordable place to move as soon as possible and not in anyway looking to move back in with him as he was.  We have remained friends and still care deeply for each other but I find I just could not continue to live the way he was living, not trying to improve and grow in anyway.  So how could he possibly be thinking this?  Was I to blame?  Did I somehow send some unknown message to that effect?  Lord help me I never intended to do so.  As a matter of fact I have been trying to send the oppisite message, that it was indeed time to move on and he needed to try to get some help. 

Forgive me if this was in anyway my fault but somehow I think not, I think once again this is the "say one thing and they hear another".

Thats all, just wondering still how this had happened.  Any ideas folks?