Popuri: Thanks for your replies. Yeah, he could take awhile to fall for someone. It could also be that he has only ever had one gf for 7-8 years, and she broke up with him out of the blue when he thought he was going to spend his life with her. It has affected him a lot, so maybe he's afraid to jump into things?

And yes, he is into me on a sexual level. He just doesn't feel much of an emotional connection yet, though it's improved since he had a talk with me about this a few weeks ago and I tried being more open. Though personally I do associate physical intimacy with emotional intimacy.

Divine: We haven't actually had sex yet, but it's tough because we sort of made plans to and have been getting "prepared." I have actually never had sex, so I am afraid that if I do I will feel much more hurt and deeply entrenched. Yet at the same time I'm 23 and I feel like I've waited long enough.

I think I'll talk to him about things more so that I can more fully understand it. But I might just see where it goes, and if I get hurt I get hurt.