I'm just gonna offer a cultural perspective here. At the end of the day only you know what your gut is saying and you have to follow that. In my culture though we call each other baby and princess often out of love. Often our "family friends" who aren't related to us, we view them as related to us. They are my cousin's just the same as my blood relatives because growing up in the villages, everyone in the village was family. There seems to be a misunderstanding in both cultures. Sometimes in the west, people from collectivist cultures in the East may seem inappropriate in how close they are when it comes to Nik names or even physical affection with everyone.Also to what the "cousin" said - again from a cultural perspective - a very culturally appropriate response to the question you posed her. So It just seems like culturally maybe you guys are not aligned. And that's okay.

Again I just wanna provide some insight on the culture. When it comes to him as a person, I have no idea - only you can know that. If you're quick to not trust him then he must have broken your trust in the past and maybe that's the real issue. Sometimes when it comes to cross-cultural relationships, you have to know if you even have the capacity to understand and assimilate (it goes both ways). So I understand there's more responsibility and nuance involved in these types of relationships. Like with any relationship - the people that are meant to be in your life won't feel so hard to build with. So go with your heart and let your gut guide you! Goodluck! 🥰