Thanks for your time April. This is not a sexual relationship. There has been no physical contact besides a hug at most. We first and foremost have a professional relationship. Giving that up and possibly screwing that up means a financial loss for me and the loss of a good/responsible contractor to him. 😥 We have an emotional connection, a friendship and he without a doubt cares about my well being. He initiated situations that go far beyond the realm of a professional relationship/ casual friendship and it absolutely confuses me. Compliments, gifts, (successfully) advocating to get me additional freelance work/full time work. This guy is real and there is a emotional/personal connection between us. I am extremely independent and besides my family nobody has ever gone to these lengths to convey care for me with the amount of effort he has.
True, I could be waiting for something to happen that may never happen. He may not be into me and is just flattering his own ego but it for sure isn’t sexually motivated.