Thank you Anita, Max and Inky for taking your time to respond, I appreciate each one of your replies and your input. Each one of you gave me a few valuable points to think about, and I will definitely listen to my instincts. Thank God, the situation has already smoothed out a lot:

I didn’t contact him all day yesterday, and then he texted me in the evening, asking if we could Skype, and I said Yes. We talked about everything, and contrary to what I was fearing, he was very nice and sweet, said to me that he hoped that he didn’t scare me with his request to take it a bit slower. He asked me how it made me feel and that he thinks he knows how I could have taken it, and that it probably confused me a bit. I said that while it did confuse me a little bit, I am fine because I appreciate him and would like to build something meaningful with him. So if he feels rushed, then I think we should find a pace that is comfortable for the both of us. The great thing about him and us is that we really communicate so well and there was not a single bit of a negative vibe during the whole conversation. I could sense that he is genuine with me and he explained to me what he meant when he said he wanted to take things a bit slower:

He said that all he meant was the fact that we should be more in the present and not plan so much ahead (which is something I honestly do a lot, because I am a planner and daydreamer;). He suggested to rather enjoy the moments with each other and really get to know each other without “setting” a fixed, expected result (e.g. us ending up being a couple, married, etc.) already. I admit that I have done that – even though I didn’t really think much about it until he brought it up – and I definitely need to stop planning so much and instead just enjoy what we have and experience right now. We talked almost two hours but after the first 20 minutes of clearing the air about the talking it slower thing, we already laughed with each other and talked about other things. So things are ok and this just showed me even more that he is a great guy worth taking the time to get to know him. He reiterated that he is serious in building something with me, and that he sees what an amazing woman I am and the potential of us. My intuition tells me that he is honest and genuine and not one of those who just want to string me along. So things are great 🙂

We talked a bit about the upcoming trip – he will get here this Saturday – and how excited he is to finally meet me. So am I, and I will work on those flaws of mine of planning too much ahead, which I understand could scare a man away. The great thing is that we were able to talk about both our fears with compassion and being honest with each other. He is 53 and I can definitely see how mature he is and that he wants the same things I do.

Thank you again for your advices, and I think I will post an update here after we met each other this weekend 🙂