Ha, I mean I can't be his MOTHER! I certainly can't be his father!
I agree you don't want to be his mother.
What is his relationship with his mother like?
He has a great relationship with his parents and his sister. His parents have been married a long time. he thinks his mom is the best and an amazing woman and you can tell he looks up to his dad and they are friends. He's the best uncle to his little nephew and he is watching him today.
So I haven't gotten any red flags so far. We have been spending a lot of time together. Is it moving too fast? I dunno. We want to spend time together, we can, so we do. I did let him bring D9 and I dinner on Saturday. Yes, D9 likes him a lot. Introductions were skipped as she knew him already. There won't be family stuff or hanging out together often yet. He's coming over to clean my dryer vent Thursday night so I am making dinner. I think those things are ok, but I will discuss with my IC too. If she tells me to urgently end any time they spend together, I will listen.
We had a great date Sunday. Even though we spend some time together where he just comes over for an hour or two, he does date me. Takes me out. We went to a boat show and then out to dinner. To a very nice restaurant.
We speak eachother's love languages which is nice. He totally understands that even though I am fully capable of doing everything myself, that he won't let me. He'll do what he can to help, he will make feel special as a woman, and I make him feel like a man.
It's just working nicely. Eyes wide open, still enjoying myself.