If you are afraid of smell from the ACV (The smell goes away when your hair is dry) but if it makes you feel better, just take a spraybottle, add a bit of water and some nice oils and spray it on after you shower. I use teatree and rosemary oils.
Smells wonderful.
If i were you I would live In the dream that he is someone very special, instead of finding out who he is and get really disapointed.
I cant help you tho... Never seen him anywere else.
Hi. You are not the first, nor unfortunatley the last. I did the same mistake you did. My hair look much better now, about 4 and a half month later.
I live in Norway and here we have very hard water. The BS rince works well for me. Make sure you use enough BS / water.
Good luck with recovery 
Well... Neglect is doing nothing.... so do nothing :-P
Leave them alone and separate them when they are growing together.
My "dreads" (they are dreadlings yet) was made the same way as yours, I did not know any better...Seems i was a bit more lucky with the sectioning than you were, but dont worry. Give it some time and it will be fine.
Mine look much better now, 4 months after.
Good luck with relaxing, and leaving your hair alone
And also with the making of socks and tams :-P
