I think you know what to do — just don’t make excuses for not doing it! You deserve to have a real relationship and you know that you have to get your ducks in a row, so I can’t wait to hear from you that you’ve done that. As far as your “needs”, I don’t agree that you should look to this guy to fulfill them. You’re fooling yourself that sex won’t complicate things because you both have an understanding that there will be no official relationship. Keep it clean and clean it up!
Then and only then, will you be ready for Mr. Right! And I know you want and deserve that.
I hope that helps. Let me know how it all pans out. And in the meantime, follow me on Twitter @AskAprilcom (no dot) — it’s free!