I think he wants to be with Misty, & if it weren't for all of the publicity, he would've been more committed to her. But to save face, he publicly portrayed himself as just using her to get information about Haleigh. How he convinced her to hang around, while so many people were making accusations, I'll never know. I think Ron did want to be with Misty, but I also think he kept her close so he could control her. Does that make sense? & I think Misty saw what she wanted to see & believed what she wanted to believe & really didn't see the manipulation from Ron.