I'm thirsty but my mug of water in my window sill is old and tastes like metal. Maybe if I swig it It'll be fine because my legs ache too much to go downstairs for water.
Yes, it will be platonic for a while. Neither of us believe in the idea that there need to be many encounters before choosing someone, we're both in the belief that love should be genuine and that love is a growing living thing that needs to be attended to and cared for.