I met a guy in 2000 who quickly became infatuated with me. He told me he loved me very soon and I told him he couldn't possibly love me because he didn't even know who I was. He would pout and give me puppy dog eyes. He was actually a very kind and nice man. I tried to explain to him that I had just ended a long term relationship six weeks prior (my BF died a tragic death) and I was in love with a dead man and not ready for anything serious and just wanted a friend. He persisted and after two months I stopped accepting his phone calls.

If he cannot understand that you do not reciprocate his strong feelings you may have to ditch him. Is his culture much different from your values and all?