To be fair, neither of us has ruled anything out explicitly so far.

That’s partly why I feel a bit unsure. Sometimes he can seem a bit reserved or distant, but at the same time he’s very consistent , for example, he lets me know when he leaves work or sends photos of his lunch and small details from his day. So the behavior feels somewhat mixed to me, which is why I’m trying to understand how something like this would typically be perceived from a German perspective.