Dear no-longer confused gal (I hope?):
I would be suspicious of his decleration that he always loved you- that feels like desperation on his part- maybe he feels so lonely…maybe he wants to win you over FAST by saying that he always loved you. I would ask: “always? What is always?” If you ask him this on the phone or online (however you communicate, him being in another town) and he said something that rang FALSE- if you ask questions you can find out more about him, enough so you can figure out if you even what to meet him or not. Ask. Ask. Ask. Post again with progress on your communication with him, if you’d like. Don’t leave it to magic and you will not be confused.
anita