😕 Have they ever said ‘I love you’ without meaning it?
Nope. Cade wouldn’t dare. He’s had someone do that to him before, and it’s... not pleasant. It’s not a shock, or anything nasty, but it gets under your skin and makes you think twice about everything people say to you. ‘Do they really care about me, or are they just saying that?’
Cade really struggled with self-esteem after that particular relationship ended badly -- he knew his boyfriend at the time was lying to him about it, and just saying it because he thought it was the right thing to do, but Cade didn’t call him out on it and he regrets that. It’s made him really insecure about his relationships even now, and despite all his bravado on the surface, he really struggles when he’s alone. He feels like a burden when he asks for reassurance.
🍷 How far would they go on a first date?
Cade is... really shy when it comes down to the realities of dating and relationships. Don’t get me wrong - he’d be a great date, really fun and flirty, but he’d definitely be shy about making any actual advances on the first date. I mean, at the end he’d probably would walk you to your door and hesitate about giving you a kiss on the cheek, but does it anyway, turns a fetching shade of red, and now you’re dying because he has NO RIGHT TO BE THAT CUTE. the following dates go much better.