Guys, first a hug, then a fistbump..does he not like me?

[Anonymous]

I saw this guy at church today. He been showing a lot of strong signs of liking me (coming to a party only when I asked, coming and finding me at this big crowded event) but after today I was not so sure. I was actually going over to see my other friends (that he hangs out with too), and didn't relize he was over there too. So I was gonna say hi to my friends and he was standing on the other side of them hidden from my view. But he spotted me right away and almost lit up and "popped out" from behind them and called my name. I said his back. Right away he put out his arm for a hug but I didn't get over there right away and he so he put it back down. He then asked how I was and then suddenly put it out again for a hug. It was a little awkward cause he did it so suddenly. So then I went a hung out with my friends (we were standing in the same group) He didn't say another word to me the whole time and just talked to some other people they were with I didn't know. He was acting kinda funny though, like louder or something then normal. But yet at the same time while he jokes with everyone else, he doesn't say anything to me. The only time he isn't shy around me was when I am alone and he had his best friend with him which is funny cause when he really knows people he can be jokey and loud.. They all had to get to something and he told them they should head outside. I half thought he would leave without saying goodbye and he was sorta walking that way (some people were talking to him) but he suddenly stopped, turned around (right in the middle of the big group of people leaving) and put out his arm. I couldn't tell what it was supposed to be at first cause he just put it out in front of him but then he made a fist and just fist bumped me and told me "it was really great to see me"...So it made me wonder if he liked me at all. I thought fist bumps usually mean a guy just likes you as a friend. And he also didn't say anything to me other then saying "hi\bye\how are you\it was really good to see you". Do he just not like me? I have noticed before that often a guy will be too shy to hug me and high five or fist bump me so they still "do something". And often I'm still the only one they do any sorta thing like that with. He doesn't seem to hug other people at least when I'm around

[MrOracle]

Sounds to me like he was just shy in front of his friends and not sure if you were interested in him. He didn't want to make a more obvious gesture only to have you reject him in front of his friends.

He needs some clearer indications from you that you DO like him, and that will give him the courage to be more direct with you, even with his/your friends around. It will probably also relax him a little bit so he isn't so awkward and nervous around you (because he's afraid of being rejected and publicly humiliated).