New to this and would value some views to put my mind at rest. I have been seeing a guy for just over 3 months. He is a single parent with full responsibility for his youngest child. He's a busy chap, lots of interests, we have a lot in common and I really like him as a person, he is very kind and very family orientated. He is quite bruised from some unfortunate events in his life that were costly to him financially. His marriage ended 7 years ago and his last serious relationship ended late last year. I can see from talking to him that he is still reeling from this a little but is glad to be out of the situation as he has been very hurt. My marriage ended over two years ago. I married very young and since my marriage ended two years ago I have had a couple of short term relationships, the first I felt horribly rushed and in the other I quickly saw some worrying red flags and got out fast. I have a DD myself so know I need to be cautious for both our sakes. We see each other 2 or 3 times a week child care permitting. We talk every day on the phone about every day things. I feel quite blessed to be having this lovely experience of having met someone who despite all that he has been through is still a genuinely nice person and trying to make something of himself again. My problem is that I feel ready for more but am afraid to ask for fear of being too needy and as it's only been a short time I don't want to scare him off either. Has anyone got any wisdom on how I could feel more confident and get over worrying about being rejected? I know a lot of this is about the fact that I just like him so much and I really don't want to think about not being with him but know that in the scheme of things, I don't really know him well at all. Also does it sound like the right pace for things to be progressing? Am I tying myself up in knots unnecessarily? Am I wrong to be wanting things to move a bit faster? We have slept together, no problems with that either which obviously makes me like him even more. I think I am just a bit too impatient and certainly if he was rushing me I would be seeing this as a red flag! I need to chill don't I???