Again- good to know my peeps have got my back! But I don't get ant kind of vibe from this guy that he would be interested in me for monetary reasons (and, after all, he picked me up shopping in Big Lots, which is just one step above a dollar store lol! At least initially, he didn't have any reason to think I wasn't broke too!)
As for the "dramatic stories" - no, his really aren't dramatic, rather prosaic really. He had a fairly common kind of benign pituitary tumor, and he described the surgery and the complications afterward in perfect (if medically unsophisticated) detail.
His childhood (poor, ghetto, father cheated on his mom and got booted out when he was a kid, girlfriend pregnant when they were just seventeen) is just pretty typical for inner-city impoverished blacks in our area. I did my medical training in a similar area and had lots of patients who grew up in households just like his. He doesn't play it up - these are just details that have leaked out here and there in the course of normal conversation.
You are right, all I know about how his friends and family see him comes from him - but indirectly, through inference from the stories he has told. Except one night when we were out at one of his local hangouts, and all the security guards there greeted him like a treasured friend. And a guy he had met at the golf course came over and bought us a drink - I got the feeling it was a thank-you. I haven't had much chance to see him interact with other people but everything I HAVE seen has been extremely positive - he has a nice way about him with people.
There really hasn't been an opportunity yet for us to meet each other's friends or families - literally, there has not been ONE weekend available since we met, between my traveling, his traveling, and his visitation with his daughter. This coming week, though, there should be opportunities.
