He is just beginning to dethaw (or deal with) his emotions that alcohol, in the past, has numbed or manufactured. They will be all over the place. He doesn't know how to cope with sobriety let alone his emotions. And bear in mind that sobriety is his number 1 priority.
Here is a glimpse regarding intimacy in early sobriety:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...imacy-too.html