He does sound like a keeper. I could probably identify with him, and like him, i hold a lot of my own past back because (it doesn't haunt me) but it (still) hurts me. Fortunately for him, he has you to be so inquisitive and worried that you are willing to ask the opinion of others.
if it helps, take the advice of some of these other posters and tell him what you heard from his sister. Maybe he will open up more to you, maybe he will close up even more? Either way, him knowing that you know his past might help him bring his shield down.
I want to believe that if he knows how much you care, he would feel less ashamed of his past and let you in as much as you want to be. Seems he cares enough about you to keep his past a secret so that you wont have to worry. Though now that you are, here's the chance to take your relationship to a new level and move towards something that even time itself couldn't break. Good luck to the both of you!
Is it normal that I am confused about my boyfriend's traumatic past?
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He does sound like a keeper. I could probably identify with him, and like him, i hold a lot of my own past back because (it doesn't haunt me) but it (still) hurts me. Fortunately for him, he has you to be so inquisitive and worried that you are willing to ask the opinion of others.
if it helps, take the advice of some of these other posters and tell him what you heard from his sister. Maybe he will open up more to you, maybe he will close up even more? Either way, him knowing that you know his past might help him bring his shield down.
I want to believe that if he knows how much you care, he would feel less ashamed of his past and let you in as much as you want to be. Seems he cares enough about you to keep his past a secret so that you wont have to worry. Though now that you are, here's the chance to take your relationship to a new level and move towards something that even time itself couldn't break. Good luck to the both of you!