Thx for providing the template.Now I'll amend it:

"If Ian does not want to leave that place, he may have his reasons......
And perhaps these reasons are......"

If Ian does not want to leave that place, he MUST have his reasons,....THAT'S FAIR ENOUGH,And ...these reasons are....NOBODY'S BUSINESS BUT HIS OWN.

Allow me to add:

He has never sought advice about whether or not to leave on the ESL boards.Even so,many FT's have offered him it.