He told me he loved me after 1 month…

I am 34. The guy I have been seeing is 35. We met via an online dating app. He is Mexican American and he is very successful in his medical career. He is an MD. We met one month ago. But we have been talking through text since January. I kept putting off our first date due to being busy/traveling, but he was very patient with me. Things are going very well. I was previously in a very, very long relationship that ended terribly (he cheated), but I am ready to date again… it took me many years to be ready. I like this guy so much it is actually scaring me because I am afraid to get hurt again.

Anyway, this guy really checks off so many of my boxes and more. He is probably the best fit for me of any guy I’ve ever been interested in. However, I noticed that he is a little self-conscious, but he wouldn’t admit to it if I brought it up (and I do not plan to). I do think that he grew up in America feeling like an outsider or left out to some extent because he was not born here. He really likes to hear compliments from me. He asks for them sometimes, which I don’t mind, but I’ve never had a guy ask me to tell them what I like about them multiple times. He is very handsome to me, but he is definitely short (I am too), and I wonder if that bothers him. I think he is in his “glow up” phase right now because I saw an old photo of him where he was not as cute about a year or so ago. He’s in great physical shape now too. He looks so much better now. I don’t care either way, but I am using that to show that I wonder if he has low self-esteem for some reason.

Anyway, because I am scared to get hurt again, I worry that I am making up red flags. But maybe these are actual red flags? For example, he notices every little thing about my body. I have a scar on my forehead that he brought up immediately on our first date. I think he was genuinely curious? I don’t know. He works in the medical field and deals with skincare issues at work, so I think it was more of that he had interest in it, but it made me feel a little sad. He said he liked it and that it gives me character. But he has this habit with my skin and checking it out.

He also jokes around A LOT, and I think he has a hard time being vulnerable. Also, we were making out over this last weekend, and he told me that he loved me. I pulled away and asked him if he truly meant that, and he said that he was just joking or something. I asked him if he was in love with me and he said that he “like likes” me. (Are we ten?) This is very confusing to me. I did tell him earlier in the day that I was starting to fall in love with him. Also, he mentioned that he is looking to buy a house in the next few months, and that I could live with him if I wanted and that we can move a little faster because we are in our 30s. I will not be moving in with him that quickly.

Maybe I am looking too deep into this? He is truly wonderful and kind to me and there are so many great things about him, but I don’t know how to interpret the above things I listed. I could use some help.