Why am I not good enough for him?

Anonymous
So I’ve been semi dating an old fling from my teen years. We both reconnected after both ending long term relationships. I was with my ex for 13 years and he’s been divorced a year after being married for 17. I do realize that he doesn’t want to rush and he’s told me he doesn’t want to hurt me and make to where we’re not friends.
My thing is this. He tells me that the sex is phenomenal. He tells me he admires how strong I am and how I turned out given where we come from and how all our friends turned out. He confides his very personal life problems in me. He has done things to help me without me asking him too. He tells me he doesn’t trust anyone but me. He tells me no other woman can make him laugh like I do. But, this has been going on since April of last year.
When we hook up to have sex, he is very gentle and loving when at first it was just kind of rough and all over the place. I can’t figure out why he hasn’t tried to move towards a relationship with me but when I tell him I get it. He isn’t ready and I am going to move in because I want more with someone, he starts contacting me heavily and asking me to hang out with him. I know I need to cut him completely off and move on but it makes me feel like something is wrong with me where he doesn’t want me. He’s even brought his kids to my family’s house to see me. I’m confused on how he feels and when I ask him, he ghosts me for a few weeks.
Why am I not good enough for him?
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