Well that just confirms it really.
Here's why Means is ignoring you: you're pestering him. Do you give in when someone sits there and goes "but but but but but but but but but but but but but but but but but"?
Perhaps try backing off, ever think he may be sick n tired of hearing it and that he knows that you're concerned about it? Constantly bugging someone only serves to annoy them not make them more inclined to answer you.