[ownerspet]

You didn't clarify whether he has the fear of you developing feeling or him developing feelings. If it is about you developing feelings, you need to address this not only with him, but also with yourself. Keep in mind the most important things to you (I'm assuming it's your relationship with him), and if you two do this, it should be about both of you.

So talk to him about it, and try to get deeper into his feelings and fears. However, this is going to be a balancing act of progressing to this depth of conversation, because you don't want to upset him. So you can always ask a question in a positive way, and just brush it off if he doesn't respond and wait until a better time to talk. Who knows he may open up? If he persistently doesn't open up, I lean toward thinking you may need to work on your level of communication between the two of you. If you get to a deeper level of communication, you may surprise yourself as an individual and as a couple. Focus on him and his needs, and he will be more likely to open up to you.

What ever happens though keep in mind the relationship is about more than you, and you need to be prepared to accept that he may never want the same things you do. It might happen or it might not, but you never know till you talk.