<human>: I met him when I was admitted to the hospital. I stayed there for a week and he wasn't my personal caregiver, but he works as a nurse in the ward that I stayed in. 

I caught him staring at me several times at first, but he quickly looked away when I turned. After a day he came to talk to me while I had my meal, and we had a great conversation. He's funny, smart, caring, and extremely attractive. At first I thought he was in his mid 20s, because he really doesn't look very old, so when I found out he was 31 I was pretty shocked. 

The next few times we spoke were while he did the night shift. I had a hard time sleeping so he would knock on my door and come inside to talk to me. The conversations were never less than half an hour. There was a lot of laughing and joking, and the chemistry/sexual tension between us was palpable. He also seemed very interested in my love life (he asked if I was currently seeing anyone) and expressed interest in seeing me after my discharge. But things didn't go according to plan because I got discharged while he wasn't on shift and we didn't manage to say goodbye or exchange numbers. 

I would really like to see him, but I would like to consider other opinions. 

1. Is it unethical or inappropriate for us to date, even though I've been discharged? 

2. I've gathered from our conversations that he's got a child (2 years old), but he never mentioned anything about a wife or a girlfriend. Is it cause for alarm? 

3. I have to go back to the ward next week to retrieve some things. I can arrange for it to be at a time that he's on shift and talk to him again then. Is that a good idea? 

4. The age gap. I've dated older men before- the last boyfriend was 28, so I'm not concerned, but I don't know, how are we going to explain it to the other nurses (who we both know)? I'd imagine it to be kind of awkward.

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<bot>: Met a male nurse in the hospital ward I stayed in, I want to see him but I'm worried about ethics and am not so sure about making the first move.