Would you wait for someone you were never looking for?

Interesting Q, right? I swore to myself I would stay single after my last toxic relationship. I’ve never taken any genuine time to stay single (like no dating, talking to guys for attention, hookups, NOTHING) so I decided finally it’s time to do that as of April of this year. I’ve been loving it and it’s been soooo beneficial to put myself first! Now here’s the kicker, I met a man at the gym and we hit it off really well. We like one another quite a bit, but he’s hesitant given it’s been 2 months post-relationship for him (about 5 months for me) and he planned to do what I just did, stay single and focus on himself and his career for a little while. He’s mentioned he really wants to date me, this was just the worst time to meet and he wishes he met me a little bit later. He’s worried if he doesn’t give himself time to just be alone (since like me, he’s never really done that either, just found that out) a relationship might be a bad idea right now. He’s said he hopes 5-6 months from now we will be together. Truthfully, I’m fine giving it time because I don’t like to rush relationships and I also was never looking in the first place. Also, the idea of being in a relationship still gives me some anxiety because opening up to someone again and being vulnerable is a huge fear of mine. But, I feel like with him I could without judgement and I haven’t felt that in many years. If I stopped talking to him today, I wouldn’t be trying to find a relationship with someone else tomorrow, I’d still go about my business focusing on myself. There’s something really different about him though that makes me think if I just left this as is I would regret it later on. I know he’s worried about missing a chance with me, has said we would be a fantastic couple, and really wants it all but again, just torn because he planned to stay single and focus on himself. We talk every day, we go to the gym together, like things feel right and I don’t see an issue in I guess “waiting” since I was never looking to begin with nor do I want a relationship tomorrow (not until the anxiety of being in one again goes away, really). Just a weird situation, any thoughts?