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Nice guys: Why the mixed signals??

I am getting so confused by the mixed signals this nice guy is throwing at me. I don't know if he's taking it slowly or that he just doesn't see me as anything more than a friend. Here are the signals:
- We were planning to watch a scary movie in theatres and he would tell me, "Hey, if you wanna bring people along, it's okay with me."
- Then we'd be in the theatre and I naturally edge towards him and put my head on his shoulder and he would have little to no reaction.
- But then I sit up and watch with my hands cupping my ears (scary partss) and he looked at me and put his arm around me.
- When we were waiting for the bus and he saw that my hands were freezing, he offered his coat pockets so we stood there closely and semi-snuggled with my head on his chest. It seemed friendly because it wasn't overly touchy feely.
- The next day, I didn't text him at all and he texted me at like 3pm telling me he's turning his phone off to conserve battery and he doesn't have power (Hurricane Sandy lol) but that he had a good time last night.
- It's just the small things that get to me. He doesn't suggest hanging out but would come if I ask him to hang out. He has priorities (mostly school because he's very school-focused) and he has cancelled a hangout once to do work.
- But we would text almost everyday.
- Yesterday, he was trying to back-up a whole one-way street yesterday to drop me home. I told him to just drive around the block and he said he can do it. And I jokingly asked him "are you trying to impress me?" And he said "there's no one here to impress." -__--
- Oh yeah, and when I mention something I like doing like ice skating or eating at a specific restaurant, he would suggest going sometime.
- He rarely, if ever, flirts. Not sure if it's his nerdy side or whatnot.
- He was cheated on in the past nearly 4 years ago.

Oh yeah, and we met hooking up at a Halloween party. :p He's a truly good-hearted guy though not a confrontational one. I don't know if it's all friendly or if he is just taking it slow?

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