Just thought I'd update this thread since people asked me to update ....though I am very late in doing so...a year and 3 months late actually....
Here's what happened: I told my friend about my feelings a couple of days after I posted this and it started an argument (yes, an argument!) It seems that this guy had had a couple very bad relationships in the past and was really really gun shy about starting another. He was afraid that if we were to get romantically involved and it didn't work out that we would lose our good friendship. So, we decided to stay friends and stay in contact, which we did.
Fast forward to about 8 months later. I was making plans to go back to the area where he lives for vacation and we started making some plans regarding getting together and doing a few things while I was visiting his area. As we continued talking he began telling me things about his life that he admits that he had not even told his closest friend and our calls became a bit more frequent than usual. I spent about 9 days out of my 14 day visit with this man and we had a wonderful time (though I felt as if I might be getting some mixed signals from him). We met for breakfast on the day that I was leaving for home and....this guy tells me that he love me! Now, I'M the one who doesn't know what to do about this! lol
We've been in contact almost every night since I returned home, but we haven't brought up the "L" word again. I am planning to move to his area next year to start a business so I feel the best thing to do is to just follow his lead and see where things go and let him decide how fast and far to go. Does this sound like a good plan?
I swear, I am so out of touch on the romance thing! lol