It is naive for anyone to say they will never hurt you; they have no way to back that up; it is you who decides what hurts you and what doesn't and to work/deal with that.

You have to make a leap of faith about another person; you can only know what you know, feel what you feel! But you need to first like yourself and accept yourself wholly, knowing that whatever comes into your life, you will address it.

Love is not leaping off a cliff hoping the other person will catch you. It's not about the other person. It's a meeting and mingling, not a sacrificial act. Hurt comes from having mingled and having to unmingle yourself from the mixture.

For me, it would be too soon to even worry about if he's the right "one". Relax and get to know him while you're with him, until you all can be together more often (next year). Then, as you intermingle your lives it will become more evident if he's the one you want to be with and if you feel like he feels the same about you.