meeting the right person at the wrong time.

i met him on Grindr approximately 6-7 months ago. we exchanged numbers after a few days of good conversations using Grindr. eventually I called him, and we talked for hours, and I knew then that I was going to start liking him a lot. he started to like a lot also.here's the catch... i'm 16 years old. yes, I am aware that I'm not supposed to be on Grindr until I'm 18, but 17 is the legal age of sexual consent where I'm located. he is 35. I told him I was 17 at first but then confessed and apologized for my lie, and topd him that I was 16.in that first phone call that lasted for hours, we talked about our lives and we had a lot of similarities, even though I was so young compared to him. one of the things that he told me surprised me and will surprise you; he's on probation. a couple years or go or so he met this guy on a different gay dating app and the guy told him he was 18 when he was really only 15. the guy's parents found all the messages between him and the guy on his computer. the guy's parents took him to court and is now on probation for longer than it will take me to turn 18.fast forward a couple months later and i end up going to his house. when I tell you I have never felt better than when I was with him, I'm telling you the truth. he made me feel so safe, and made me forget all of the bad things in my life. I fell for him immediately. the second time was even better. I fell for him twice as hard then.this whole time I had thought that we could be more than just "friends" but in reality, we honestly couldn't. i started treating him like we were in a relationship and it was wrong of me to do that, I even knew that we could only be friends. I would get mad over petty shit that "friends" shouldn't get mad over. eventually I realized that we have no other option but to be "friends" until I'm 18; meaning texting and calling only, and barely seeing him. it's killing me.I think meeting the right person at the wrong time is the most fucked up thing life can do to you.