Friendship or did I miss an opportunity here? I wonder...

Dark angel

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I have a crush on a guy for almost a year ago, and I don't know if these little details that happened meant something or are just part of my imagination because I tend to misinterpret people's intention and I don't know how to distinguish when someone is genuinely interested in me or is just being polite. A year ago I met a guy at the department of biology in my university. We both were searching for courses to take on the new semester that was coming in. I see that next to me was this guy of average height wearing a black and white striped shirt with long sleeves and black pants reading a book. His hair is short and black, his eyes were brown and oval shaped. Around us there was other people but all of the sudden we started talking and I couldn't understand why such a gorgeous guy could start talking to me out of all those people. We started discussing which classes we were interested in taking but the conversation was cut off short when the secretary of the department call me in to help me with my courses. When I finish, I was hoping to see him again out there but he wasn't there anymore. I remember saying to myself: " Please God, let me take a class with this guy".
Weeks later when classes started, I enter my Botany class and the first thing I saw was him :) I told him that I was really surprised to see him there but that was about it. I didn't say anything else to him because he made some friends on the classroom and I didn't want to intervene. Eventually, days go on and I had to take the lab for that same class for the first time. It turn out that he was in the same lab session as me but we were sitting on different tables but we didn't talk at all.
The next week after that I remember being late for the lab and my lab teacher hated when students didn't make it on time so he used to close the door when that happened. When I got to the door late, the teacher gave a me kind of a "warning sign" look but that was it and let me in to the lab. The thing was that another student took the seat that I had on the week before and I notice that the only empty chair was next to the guy that I like. Lucky me :). After that we became really good partners of lab and class. I remember that for that class we had a field trip to one of the forest in my country and we had to take pictures of different flowers and plants. On the way to that forest we(the whole class) made a stop on a mall to have breakfast and I was sitting with my friends on one table and he was sitting across the restaurant reading a book. While my friends were talking and laughing all I could do was looking at him, fascinated with him, reading. All of the sudden our eyes crossed and he made a sign with his hand saying to me to go sit with him. As a zombie, I moved towards him and we started talking and laughing making fun of one of our professors. After all, we started talking about each one of the partners that sat in the same table we were in and he compared me to one of the other girls in the group. This girl is physically pretty, she has long black hair, lean figure and the whole thing. But he said to me: " She is cute but extremely serious, and sort of bitter, but YOU are nicer and more friendly than her". I went on cloud nine at that moment LoL. But I was all humble and told him Thank you.
Eventually when we got to the forest we were separated in groups so I didn't saw him until the end of the field trip. When we finished we got into the different buses and he came to the one I was in. I was sitting on the seat next to the door. He told me that he took pretty good pictures and I told him to please show them to me. Playfully he put his hands in my knees and looking me at the eyes he told me: " No, I won't show you anything"( in a singing tone). When I look back the rest of our classmates were looking at us and I was totally embarrased. Anyhow, we began good partners and because we had to work together we exchange phone numbers and every time he had something to ask me he called me instead of calling the other 5 people in our group. My best friend said that it was to much of a casuality that he called me instead of the others from the group.
On another ocassion we had to do an exam on a Botanic garden and the professors separated us in groups. Unfortunately he wasn't in mine. The other day I ask him how everything went he told me: " Not so good". So I dare to say to him: " Aww I'm sorry I wanted to be with you and not that other group" He admitted that he was also hoping to be within the same group I was during the test.
During the conference sessions, he ask me several times to seat next to him and even when we finished taking Botany together he called from time to time to make me laugh and make jokes. The last time he called he wanted to see if we could take a class together but we couldn't because it got full.
Now, it's been a while since he doesn't call me and I don't want to lose contact with him. I know that probably this whole thing of him liking me is in my head but still, I would love to have him in my life, even if it is just as friends. But what do you guys think, is it my imagination flying sky high or I'm not so far from reality as it seems?
P.S: Sorry for such a long post.
 

DeadmanWalking

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Disclaimer: I have no relationship experience and am even worse at reading signals (at least when it comes to me), so take what I say with a grain of salt.

Okay, it sounded like you two were vey close to each other. At the very least, there was potential for that friendship to become something more (and I mean a high potential). But, I think that he had some sort of level of affection for you. Have you tried calling him recently?
 

Dark angel

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Don't worry, that's the reason I put this post here because I don't have relationship experience whatsoever and I'm very bad at reading signals. I tend to confuse things. But to answer your question I haven't called him recently! I'm very bad at starting conversations! Well, sometimes. Mostly when I'm nervous, which happens very often when I like someone.
 

DeadmanWalking

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I say call him again. I've told some people on here this, but: the pain of "what if" is far greater than the pain of "no". I know from personal experience::(: and I don't want you to go through what I'm going through. So, play whatever music calms you down or do whatever it takes so that your nerves aren't fried by the time he (should) pick up, and call him:). Or can just go the "act before you have time to worry" path and call. Either way, dial them digits:D!
 

Dark_Angel

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Hello my twin xD i mean same name ^^ btw i ve just readed ur post , well as D.Man said its better not have regrets in life , in past and also a bit now i ve had too much regrets and for fear or a rejection or something else i never tried many things and never lived the life as maybe i wanted inside me but well thats another story , from what u said its clearly feel that u like soo much this guy xD but he seems also very interested in u and if he dont call u since some days maybe u could phone him with an excuse or maybe saying to eat togheter something or things like that but before of everything u should see inside u and ask to urself what u really want , if just friends are ok to u or if u want more, if u pick for the second one try to make him understand how much u like him sometimes try to say it in joking like kidding or saying something as u were engaged with him and then just say im kidding for see what is his reaction , for someone should be the man to do the first move but for others also the girl can do it...it depends from u i really wish u the best this feeling of love someone its sooo wonderful and even more when its requited , so i really wish u the best maybe u could talk also to some of his friends or ask someone to do it but well i think u should go eat or hang out or have some time with him , i dont know if make sense what i said lolz but well good luck =)
 

Dark angel

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Thanks for the advice my twin! Hopefully I can ease my nerves to invite to eat or to the movies. Although I must admit that talking to others is not my strongest field, but as you guys said I don't want to have any regrets. Like you I've let other opportunities passed me by. :( Either way I'll give you guys the heads up if anything comes up.
 

kc1980

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This kind of situation is difficult for everyone, even for people without social anxiety. I've been in a similar situation and never found out for sure about the other person's intentions, due to my own fault, and contact was cut off entirely. As long as people can't read each other's minds, and both people are too shy, it's difficult to be sure about this if they don't tell you. I guess you have not really discussed love or romance with him? Do you know whether he has been in a relationship before? There's a chance that he just appreciates you very much as a friend, but would not want a relationship, but doesn't want to hurt you. There's also a chance that he also has a crush on someone that maybe you don't even know about. But on the other hand maybe his is really interested in you but he has not made up his mind yet or doesn't know what to do. You can't know. In any case you have been getting along really well it seems for a while, which is a good sign. In many cases like this it's different, and you're just lucky to say one or two words to the other person. So in the worst case he will remain a good friend of yours, maybe for the rest of your life. In any case I would try to remain in touch. You say that he hasn't called in a while, but he used to call you a few times before. But it was always him who called. Maybe he is also unsure about what you want, and he might think that it's strange that it's always him who has to call you and not the reverse. So I think you should not be afraid to call him yourself. Just ask him how he is doing, if he would like to meet you for a drink at university or something like that to have a chat for example. Just my ideas, of course I don't know you or your friend personally, so take it with a grain of salt ;) .
 
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Dark angel

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Thank you for this piece of advice kc. I've also thought the same thing that he must be a little uneasy to call because it's always him that takes that step. So, I guess I'll have to do my part. Oh Lord...
... also I agreed with everything else you said. With these thing you never know and it is very difficult to read people's faces or thoughts. It wouldn't bother me at all to have just a friendship with him as long as I have him in my life somehow.
 

kc1980

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Not that I'm a specialist in love matters myself ;), far from it, and I know well that it's always easier to talk from the sideline. But still it seems more sensible to keep in touch with the other person than to just wait in vain. Since you already were on friendly terms before you shouldn't be embarrassed to call him. Good luck in any case.
 
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