I did not get your point about him loving to be pampered. He has never been pampered (since he lost him mom) so how can we say he likes being pampered.
I get the feeling that he has never received any motherly love since he lost his own mother and hence he misses that - in fact he has hardly received any sort of love since he lost his mother; not even fatherly or any family love.
Also, he does not show any emotion or disagreement with anyone except Kumud. Maybe he has started considering her someone close, who he has the right to get angry with or disagree.
Agree with all your other points