Maybe you have developed an attraction for him but know where you want to draw the line. Someone at 50 is at a very different stage of life to someone at 25. It maybe be innocent but it feels a bit sleazy to read. Nothing stopping a friendship of course but it sounds like you both want to tempt something that would probably be complicated.
Well its hard to really make that call on just your text, and it could easily be misread (from my perspective). It but almost sounded like he was dropping hints to test the water, hoping for an opening, and seemed almost groomy maintaining the safety to retract.
I could be wrong. I’m going from what you wrote, but what are you expecting from this? Are you missing a father figure?? As always take internet comments with a pinch of salt.
That being said, youre an adult at 25. Its not pedo grounds…