The Royal Mirage wrote:WajaGirl, it sounds to me like you're in quite the pickle. This guy sounds great, but also like he has some emotional hangups that he's still getting over, so keep that in mind. In today's dating game, people are always so worried about showing interest, but the only way to gain a good relationship is to risk a little heartache. If you never let on that you're interested, he'll never know, because boys are clueless like that. If he's gay, he'll tell you and things might be awkward for a bit, but it sounds like you have enough of a bond to get through that awkward stage and stay friends. If he's not interested, or not ready for anything romantic, it'll probably be the same, or you'll drift apart. If you don't drift apart, he might reconsider you as a romantic option when his scars have healed. And if he is interested, everything's good, happily ever after.
So is the slight chance of drifting apart worth risking if there's relationship potential? Absolutely, in my opinion. Even if you do drift apart, there will be other guys. There are lots of guys who will feel like 'the one', so try not to get so hung up on this one.
You could go for the subtle approach, making casual physical contact (touching his arm during conversation), but again, boys are dense and don't tend to act on these cues until later in life. The direct approach is definitely the better option, with more risk, but also more potential reward.
Hope this helps.
I'm very late, but thank you so much! This advice has helped me a ton <3
I've spent a bit more time with him now and I'm fairly certain he's straight (at least I really hope he is)! We actually get to see each other on Tuesdays and Thursdays because his college class has a schedule like mine which I didn't expect - I'm really happy about that because we've gotten fairly close ;v;
He literally talked to me for just about a whole class period yesterday even though all of his other friends were there. He did something I never expected so soon, either - he told me something he's never told anyone before about his family. It's incredibly personal and he said he trusted me more than anyone else not to tell anyone, I'm not sure if this means he trusts me because he likes me or he trusts me as just a friend.. What do you guys think?
We have a handful of inside jokes, and we almost always end up laughing after talking to each other for just a few minutes. He's super funny, and he even saw me in the hallway and walked me towards our classes! He was smiling the whole time and turning to make some really epic eye contact as he walked into his classroom, yelling a joke across the hall for me to laugh at because he saw I was a bit sad that day. I love talking to him, he honestly makes me smile for once and I hope he likes me back - this is the first time I've ever felt happy before with liking someone >//vvvv//<
We like just about all the same things so it's easy to talk to him unlike other people and I just feel like I can really trust him back.
I haven't dared to make any physical contact though because I'm too shy at times and I'd hate for him to get upset or anything if it reminds him of something that happened to him, though he's been super happy recently and hasn't even mentioned anything like that, so I'm not sure? /: