Ooh, that was nicely said of him! If you liked his approach, there might be something more you like about him too. There's only one way to find out, though!

I agree with the rest- the one bit of wisdom I have learned about men is that although it's good to have some ideas about what you would like in a partner, you shouldn't let those ideas restrict you. There are 50-year old men whose brains seem to have stopped developing after they turned 16 (beats me HOW they have spent the years in between...) , and there young men who are a lot more mature than their age would suggest. I suppose that the latter are a bit more rare, but there are some.
     Besides, you don't have to marry that guy right away- you can just have fun and get to know someone who seems like an interesting person. The serious side of things will come later, if it comes at all.

Okay, are you one of those "cougars" described on "How I Met Your Mother" this week? Jane Seymour was hilarious with Barney.  His description of a sex-crazed older woman (including mane, claws, etc) was fabulous.