What to say when he says you're too good to be true

This line usually comes from one of two places. He might be into you but worried he's missing something, because previous connections that looked good fell apart fast. Or he might have spotted something that doesn't quite match. The 'honestly' at the end suggests he's being vulnerable about doubt rather than testing you.

If the date or conversation felt solid and easy, he's almost certainly in the first camp. If there were awkward moments or mixed signals from you, he's noticed. Either way, this isn't a line to argue against. It's a moment to be straightforward.

A good reply doesn't try to convince him you're real by defending yourself. Instead, it acknowledges his feeling without making it weird, and then gives him something concrete to move on from. You want to sound comfortable with who you are, not selling yourself or over-explaining.

The move is to gently address the skepticism, maybe inject something that humanizes you (a real preference, a dumb thing you did, something specific about your day), and then actually ask about him or suggest the next step. This shifts the energy from him worrying about you being fake to both of you actually getting to know each other.

Don't let this sit for hours or until the next day. The faster you reply, the more natural it feels. Waiting too long reads like you got defensive or needed time to craft a response.

If he doesn't reply after you send something warm and real, give it until tomorrow afternoon before you send anything else. If he still hasn't replied by the next evening, he's either busy or he's retreated back into his worry. At that point, leave it. Don't follow up trying to convince him further. If he comes back, great. If not, the space he needed was probably more important than whatever you could have said.