<human>: For context, we met through our graduate program: he's nearly finished with his MS, I'm just starting my PhD, and we're in the same field. In fact, we got to know each other after grading for the same class.

He seems like a pretty functional adult human, as these things go. He's definitely quirky (does firespinning as a hobby, has kinda a dorky sense of humor, plays a bit of LoL, dresses somewhat unusually, etc), but I've yet to see anything that would qualify as a "red flag". He speaks reasonably well about his family, is very personable despite describing himself as an introvert, keeps his apartment up nicely, does well in his classes, and so on. As an added bonus, he met my roommate and best friend and they seem to get along really well, which is important to me.

I was interested in him from the get-go, but didn't find out until a few days ago that he reciprocated that interest. We've talked it over and concluded that neither of us are particularly bothered by the age difference. Despite being in his mid twenties, he's (thankfully) not looking to settle down and have kids yet, which I assume would be one of the major problems with dating someone older than myself. 

That being said, when I was in high school I was a fairly troubled teenager and ended up in a few relationships with men far too old for me, so I'm not sure I 100% trust my own judgment on this. That's why I'm bringing this question here, to all of you. I know it might be tough to make this call based on the information I've given, so feel free to ask whatever questions might clarify.

Can you give me the gist of the text in a nutshell?
<bot>: Met a guy through my grad program, we have a seven-year age difference but I have yet to see any red flags that would make me wonder about his maturity. Is pursuing a relationship eventually a bad idea?