Liking the SAME guy, even though he denied me a few years ago... (LONG-ish read) ...

[Kiingsara]

It's strange to believe that people who are nice to you, you automatically assume they like you, but now I am so uncertain that it hurts.

I told a friend of mine in my sophomore year of HS that I had a crush on him through a poem, and he kindly declined, because you know, it was a sort of friendship pursued through occasionally hanging out, and laughs caused by being made in class... so I told him that year, in 2009...

But now, I am a Senior. I started to see the same guy again recently, and we've been hanging out some more, but it's no more than occasional, since we don't have any classes together now, we just bump into each other every now and then.

Although, I am starting to pick up on some "signs":

I am involved in a school community in which partners with the high school freshmen to make them feel more comfortable in the high school from middle school transition, and it's called CAPSTONE, and tonight, we had a festival. He was there. We danced together, and they forced us to hold hands, I went up to him and grabbed his, and another girl tried to get into the way to grab his too, but instead of letting go of mine ( he didnt seem to want to) he held on to mine, and the other girls. We also danced together, and everytime he was hanging by himself and I called him to come dance to music, he did. We even painted on each others faces. At the end of the night, I offered him a ride home, and at first he didn't want me to because he thought it was an inconvenience and jokingly, he didn't want to have me know where he lived, but it was a joke, and he accepted the ride, and as I dropped him off, he slowly got out of the car (he was in the back seat) and he hugged me through the seat, and sort of held my hand for a few seconds.

Maybe I am exaggerating....

 

A week before this, I asked him to be my "red carpet" escort, since I am running for prom queen "FOR FUN ONLY" since I am NOT popular whatsoever, hey, girls who aren't 100% plastic can run for queen too, you know. Anyway, he accepted. My friend jumped into the conversation and basically asked him to go to prom with me, (even though that wasn't my plan) and he said, with a huge smile and a very excited answer, "SURE WHY NOT!!! :D" and he hugged me...

 

After that day, he commented on like a ton of my things on Facebook, and it is starting to sound so childish, but I am getting that same rush that I had in my sophomore year....

 

Question is, is does he like me or not? Or am I being annoying? Or am I just exaggerating again? Please help, I don't want to feel things again and get rejected at the last second . AGAIN. I'm afraid to make this situation 100% awkward.

Another note, it does sound like "puppy love," but I have liked this guy for some time, and his friendship with me is blossoming daily. The rush is getting to be a little too much for me, and I haven't ever dated anyone in my whole school career. I have dated guys, but not from school. I really have hopes for this to work, but I don't know if it's saying that I am desperate, I just want to know if it's possible.

 

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM NOT DATING HIM. AND I NEVER DID. This is from a long term friendship.

 

Thank you so much for the assistance .

[january2011]

Talk to him. Tell him that you're developing feelings for him again and ask him what he thinks about that.

 

You will drive yourself crazy trying to interpret all the signs and signals.

[LynnieBear]

Hey, I like the same guy, too. Even told him I loved him.

 

He doesn't feel the same, though.

 

I honestly don't think I will ever get over him.

 

Anyway... what the above poster said, just talk to him.

[Dorie]

We can't possibly predict or interpret his feelings. This requires taking a chance and speaking to him directly. Avoiding "100% awkward" won't be possible, I'm afraid.

 

Good luck.