I need a friend to talk too...

So I started talking to a guy who is 10 years older than me. I’m 20 and he is 30. (Age doesn’t matter) Here’s the thing with this guy he is painfully quiet and shy. He is not good at making conversations not talkative. I feel like I’m the men in the talking Stage. I’ve gotten a lot of stuff from people saying that he might of have had autism when he was younger, I don’t care if he had it I accept who he is. People have told me that he is really weird and I don’t care. He told me he is an only child. When we were texting he didn’t seem to be interested in the conversation and I would ask him if he was sure and he said yes.

Now the question that I have is that since he is the only child does it affect him being quiet and shy and socially awkward? Him having autism as a kid does it still mean he might have it as an adult?

Should I have patience and be the one to lead everything or what should I do?

I’m willing to be patient and help him open up and help him trust me.

Or what should I expect from a men being older?

Right now I left him on read and he has texted me back and I’m thinking “ maybe he is waiting for me to text back” or “maybe he wants to text me but is scared since this is new to him”

Hellllllllpppp