Still, your uncle has evaded my question. Is your uncle only looking to
"hold hands and cook telephone porridge" and nothing else even if the relationship develops and evolves into something more intimate ?
If sex is not on the cards, then marriage, obviously, is also not on the cards. Then my last question on this topic is:
"What does your uncle seek to achieve by holding hands and cooking telephone porridge?"
btw, do not confuse different objects of your love with different kinds of love. But this is another subject for another day.