Mrs. Beautiful-
I wouldn’t quite say, “he was going for it anyways”. This was a major hesitation that he had. As he put it, “I felt as if I was babysitting my 8 year old sister”. However the shadchan and references reassured him that she is very mature albeit on the shorter side- therefore possibly giving off the impression that she is younger than she really is.
On one of the dates they walked by a bank that was giving out Teddy Bears as a promotion for anyone who signs up for their credit card. She asked him if he could please sign up for one and get her a Teddy Bear- he could always cancel it later on. (She didn’t bring ID, lucky for him they were out of Teddy Bears and were giving out T-shirts instead but she didn’t want one.) The guy said he was thinking, “this is acceptable for my 8 year old sister, not a girl who is ready to get married!”.