Thinking about a relationship with a recovering addict
I have been friends with this man for about a year and a half. We have a connection that we have never felt before and have decided that maybe we should try to date and see what happens. He is in recovery for drug addiction. He is doing really well in his progress and recovery and I am extremely supportive and always have been. He has been in recovery for about 9 months. He wants to take things slow and I am ok with that, but it seems that after he initially told me how he felt about me and we decided to date, now it is just at a stand still. I feel like we are still just friends. I'm unfamiliar with addicts and behaviors and need to get more information for sure, but I'm not sure how I should proceed. Should I just follow his lead or should I talk to him about it, what should I do? If anyone has advice please help. Thank you!