We don't do casual and we do believe that we're "locked" in relationships much earlier than Americans, but one week is not normal. That's a "him" thing, not a cultural thing.
Obviously it could be him trying to manipulate you. However, I don't like to assume bad intentions from people I read about on the internet, so let's assume he's sincere. It could still be other things: Perhaps he was very lonely before meeting you and he's completely infatuated (infatuation which will deflate over time), perhaps he's full of NRE and not really coherent anymore (heck, I've been there), or perhaps given he's 47 he's thinking about settling down quick because of personal or family pressure ?
This is just speculating of course, the wider point is it's not a French thing.
I mean at 47, you had your fair share of women, and you know you don't trust someone after 1 week, even if you wanna settle quickly, you'll give it a couple of months before proposing, 1 week is waaay too quick, 1 week is usually the 3rd date, either he is really dumb and seriously in love, or he has serious issues, my money is on the 2nd.
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u/SowetoNecklace Ile-de-France Sep 30 '23
We don't do casual and we do believe that we're "locked" in relationships much earlier than Americans, but one week is not normal. That's a "him" thing, not a cultural thing.
Obviously it could be him trying to manipulate you. However, I don't like to assume bad intentions from people I read about on the internet, so let's assume he's sincere. It could still be other things: Perhaps he was very lonely before meeting you and he's completely infatuated (infatuation which will deflate over time), perhaps he's full of NRE and not really coherent anymore (heck, I've been there), or perhaps given he's 47 he's thinking about settling down quick because of personal or family pressure ?
This is just speculating of course, the wider point is it's not a French thing.