We met through friends that have known him a very long time, socially and professionally and they really like him. Any thoughts on this. It could be genuine and particularly if your friends are telling you he hasn't been like this with others. On the other hand it doesn't necessarily mean its a good thing. Enjoy and see how it goes, don't rule him out of hand, but approach with caution and don't take anything he says at face value, would be my rule.
Go for it. In my only experience with love bombing the whole relationship was over within 3 months, so if you're still going strong it's probably genuine. Thank you so much for the responses. Listen to your instincts. The point of love bombing and rushed relationships is to prevent you from doing that until you're in too deep to easily extricate yourself. If it's the real deal and he genuinely cares for and respects you he'll have no issue with slowing down and being less clingy etc. If he guilt trips you etc then that's its own answer.
Log in to update your newsletter preferences. Isthisridix well hopefully all will be well. Based on what you've said, he does sound genuine. I wouldn't ignore your instincts, though. Neediness is an incredibly unattractive characteristic in anyone frankly this alone would put me right off someone. If you feel he's moving faster than you and you're not comfortable with it, don't suppress this in yourself just because you think its for real.
If it's genuine then he'll be fine with you holding back a little, and asking him to cool it down for a bit. You can just be straight with him - you're not ready to live in each others' pockets. You can tell him it's too important to rush. I hope he's a keeper. Being a professional who's well regarded doesn't mean he's not capable of being manipulative and controlling behind closed doors.
So I had a love bombing experience that was 2 years of getting to know each other and falling in love, followed by a few months of a very traumatic relationship as the person above said.
