Hey so I'm 21/F and I got out of a really bad relationship. I was with the guy for 3 years. I was in college. He was in the military. It was long distance and he lied to me a lot and I became a jealous bitch. We stopped talking completely about a little over a month ago. I blocked him on everything because things were just becoming so toxic.

ANYWAYS. I get on tinder and idk what for. I've only been with my ex. I didn't really have any intention of hooking up because it just wasn't for me. I'm the type of person to get attached and I guess I was just looking for friends. Someone to talk to. I was lonely. I suffer from mental health stuff and I see a therapist and psychiatrist.

Idk. I matched with this guy on tinder and I was moving out of my dorm to off campus housing because I needed a place to stay while I took a summer course, finalized a loan, and have two jobs. He offered to help. I kept saying no because I didn't want to bother him and he kept insisting and I thought 'why not? I don't have a car and I have absolutely no help and I'm just a generally small person' so he helps me and brings me Chipotle and then he asks to kiss me and I said I don't think I'm very good but it was nice. I got locked out of my new place and didn't have a place to stay so he invited me back to his place and things kind of heated up but it was clear I wasn't ready so we didn't actually do any PIV sex. We cuddled the entire night. Then he dropped me off on campus the next morning. Eventually he texted me asking to hang out and I go over to his place and we ended up sleeping together but he lost his erection. I felt kind of bad. I was wondering if something was wrong with me even though he said it was him and not me. Eventually we cuddled and the next morning we showered together and he dropped me off on campus again for my class.

We haven't really been talking so much but then he will send me various messages randomly. He told me today that he had a dream about me, nonsexually I guess but that there was a fire or something and he went and rescued me and carried me away. Then later he calls me a "sweet princess" and I didn't really know how to respond to it. He knows about my ex and he knows he's a rebound. My feelings are confused because I've never done anything like this and I grew up in a super conservative Catholic household.

Is he developing feelings for me? How do I ask him without making him feel bad or embarrassed? I'm like not really ready for another relationship but I am attracted to him.