First, I'd just say "thank you" to his face.
It's really easy to think that what we feel is shared by others, and it might be! But it's rarely exactly what we're feeling, much less exactly when we feel it. It's even easier when it's feeling really good...and really easy to get carried away. But as so nicely stated here:
Acceleration is best done together, where both can lose control together, so that no one is left thinking "OMG, how am I going to get away from him/her?"
It's cool to want to openly share your feelings, but in the beginning, one or two powerful sentences/acts speak louder than a pouring out, or giving in to every thing you're feeling as you're feeling it. It's a dance, indeed...how can you take a step towards someone that's already standing in your face? When it's time for acceleration, it absolutely has to be mutual. Until then, just be happy knowing they're digging you, too.
I would've been ok with everything up to the mailbox deal. Something about someone being at my home when I'm not, and moving around in my space, accessing my stuff, just weirds me out. I wouldn't have ended it, but I would've let them know I don't care for it, and suggest other ways they could send the same message. And now, thinking more about it, it would probably hit me as trying too hard. When it's going good, why all the extra effort? Can't you just whisper sweet nothings in his ear, or trail soft lil kisses down his neck?
