Just Friends he Says????

[New2WiltonManor]

I recently was going out with a guy( about 4 weeks). We had met online and he had flirted with me for over 7 months. I was not in a place that I felt comfortable meeting prior to when we did. I finally was in a place to meet and we connected immediately. I felt like he and I were going to get to know each other and that things were going well. We texted first thing in the morning and before we went to bed each day. We talked on the phone nightly for 30 minutes or so and saw each other once a week. It was good for me. I was not ready yet for anything real serious and felt it was a good start and getting to know him. I am 47 and wanted to kind of take things slowly. I knew his last relationship the guy was some what of a stalker and he was a bit apprehensive so I was kind of letting him take the lead in the way things went with us. Well this past Wednesday he decided that he was not yet ready to date as I came to find out that the Stalker relationship had just ended in Late November Early December and he did not really feel ready to date. He wants to be friends but feels like when he is ready to date I would be someone he would consider dating. I guess I am wondering what people think. I am interested in him. And since I am not ready mentally to date at this time its all good. But by the same token there is no guarantee that we will ever date. How long do I give for him to get his head into the game so to speak? So I am trying to figure things out. I have felt this past week like I was on a bit of an emotional roller coaster of my own doing and I want to determine what I should do mentally to be able to figure this out. Love to hear others opinions.

Bill