For the last week I have been chatting on the phone to a man I met on a dating site. He's only been separated from his wife for eight weeks which is probably too soon for him to be thinking of any type of serious relationship . However we seem to have so much in common and get on so well that I thought I would at least meet him and see where we went from there.
I was speaking to him today and he told me slip that he had actually been given a caution by the police for assaulting his wife on the last night he was at the house. He says that they were having a furious row, that she went for him(breaking his collar bone) and he "lost it" and hit her making her nose bleed.
Funnily enough this has made me think twice about meeting him. I talked to him today cancelled our meeting. He has just sent me a long impassioned email swearing that he has never hurt anyone in his life; that it was a complete one off and begging me to see him.
My instinct is to run for the hills. Or should I at least meet him and hear what he has to say? thing is, if I meet him I have a feeling we will get on so well that I will find it hard to walk away.
Has anyone any thoughts? My ex was very emotionally abusive and I am doubting my judgement