Im17 & i met an 23yr old man online we've been talkin 4about a yr,&we really like each other alot.?

we started playin yahoo pool thats how we met...and we started talkin on IM everynight since.we really like each other,my mom likes him and all and told me i could meet him...he surprised me and came down 2 see me w/o me knowin and when i he told me i was sooo shocked and by the way i acted he thought i didnt wanna meet him so he went back home...which i hated b/c i wanted 2 meet him.he says he loves me and i think i love him as well...but wat should i do should i still met him? i know my mom really likes him b/c that night he came down and went back home i told my mom and she told me i should have told him where i live so he could come over...weird b/c my mom doesnt like me talkin on the internet and thats how me met..she's also talked 2 him,its odd b/c when i talk 2 him my mom tell me 2 tell him that " mom said hi" idk but i really like him...wat should i do???? should i keep talkin 2 him and see where this goes or should i just make it a life long friendship?