- just a vent, opinions/advice welcomed if you see fit ^^
i just can't figure it out. i can't figure out if i have a crush on him or not because it feels different to past ones. he is not the type i usually go for or even like. my friends know about him and i told them i think it's just the stage where we're getting to know each other. some things are awkward but at the same time they are not, we stay longer than we should with each other to sometimes just talk and unwind, when we talk he maintains eye contact so it's not like he doesn't want to be there, etc.
i think he enjoys the time with me but it's way too early to tell if it's just friendship or what?
but yet here i am, overthinking. only because when i have met all my good friends the feeling was the same. the immediate "we are just going to be friends" thought, but i don't have that with him. yet like i said before. it doesn't feel the same as crushes i've had in the past. but i also know i can't compare the experiences when people are completely different. relying on some familiarity is what helps me going though.
i'm really used to being around men/masculine presenting people and it's where i feel the most comfortable, but doing so is always through jokingly bullying/teasing them, but keeping a clear line that if what i said is offensive/makes them uncomfortable then i will stop. i do it to him too and i've asked him if he gets offended by it and he says that he doesn't, that it's fine.
but yesterday when i stayed with him and kept him company until he went home he said "you are actually pretty nice after all, aren't you" and that might have thrown me off. im not sure.
nothing else contributes to my uncertainty it's purely that sometimes i suck at reading social cues, and it takes me a little bit of time to acknowledge how different people flirt, but damn being around him makes me feel comfortable in a way i'm not familiar with. when i feel uncomfortable in a situation i look for him first because i know he can and will do something about it, but that doesn't mean i have any romantic feelings/a crush on the guy. you know?
haha in a few months i will probably revisit this post and laugh at myself, but a good rant helps get things off the chest ^^