Mixed signals

[LostIn82]

So there's this girl. We've become pretty good friends. Yet the signals are fairly mixed as far as taking it to the next level. Sometimes when we are out, she hangs all over me and pays attention to only me. The first time it happened, all our mutual friends noticed and said it was cute. She doesn't hesitate to tell me that I make her happy. Even has said that I'm her best guy friend and if there was anyone she was gonna date that it would be me.

 

She didn't hesitate to tell her friend about us making out and it didn't sou d like she regretted it. I've gotten several kisses goodnight and one time I mentioned that I should of "taken me me one" and she said I should have. Yet sometimes, it's a more cold goodnight without even a hug. Sometimes it's txts throughout the day and sometimes I could wait till the next day for a response. I finally asked her what it's gonna take for a guy like me to take a girl like her on a date. She said she loves me and spending time with me but doesn't see me in that romantic way.

 

So a couple days go by and she apparently has dome blow up with an ex that she apparently was hung up on or maybe still is. So a few days later we are hanging out and when she was dropping me off I get a kiss goodnight. As I'm closing the door she says "love you". Feeling like I jerk, I sent her a text saying love you too. She said thanks for hanging out with her on such a long boring night @ her work. I told her how it was fine because I got to spend some quality time with her. We talked a little bit more and finally told me "gnight.... And I really do love you".

 

I've got no problem taking things slow but the mixed signals are killer. Hang all over me, get jealous when I'm out with another girl that is just friends with me, smacks me around a little with an adorable smile (yeah middle school I know), tells me how sweet I am all the time, kisses good night, I've been introduced to family, ex's, and her daughters, her best friend alwas seems to elude that I'm in, and she's said that I've got her hooked before. So damned confusing.

 

I know she's gotta lay the ex thing to rest because I can't even ask for a date but yet people see us out and ask if we are dating. She's got a tough past and 4 kids to boot, only two live with her. I have none and being interested in someone with kids is new to me. If it's gonna end up just friends, I'm ok with it. But if that's the case then some of the other stuff needs to stop or else it's gonna keep pulling my mine towards wanting more. The joys of love, haha

[Odyssey]

Hot and cold? Is she like this with other people? ...Possibly she's still hung up on her ex...Is she still in contact with her ex? It takes plenty of time to move on.