What you’re experiencing is love unconnected to sex. The Greeks called it PHILLIA, or friendship love.

You’re confused as it has now added an EROS element of sexual passion. Modern Western society has a habit of combining PHILLIA and EROS into one, as a habit of smoothing the path to long term relationship where both are necessary for success.

You both need time off to figure out whether EROS erotic love is something you want to share or walk it back. This takes time to think about.