Does he just see me as a friend or something more?

I had been using dating apps on and off for years. I have met a few guys from online dating and majority there was never a second meet up šŸ˜‚ dating can be so awkward…. When I say dating apps I don’t mean tinder…. Like FB dating, bumble, match. com etc.

It got to point where I just wasn’t looking and sending every guy I matched with a simple ā€˜hi’ message šŸ˜‚ so pretty much at beginning September 2021 I matched with a guy, sent a hi message and he was the first to strike a conversation worth having other than the classic ā€œhi how are you?ā€

We talked for like a week on the dating site before exchanging numbers. Then by end of September, we met in person… as people meeting each other for the first time, not a date.
I was instantly attracted to him physically… so I spent most of the first meet up trying to not look at him directly šŸ˜‚ but we talked for hours. Got coffee… had a walk and some laughs.

Fast forward to current day (June 2022) we have met up many times since. He’s met my friends, I’ve met his. He mentions in subtlety he hasn’t used dating apps for a while… for example ā€œI just got an email from bumble, I thought I deactivated my account…. Can’t even remember my password to go in and deactivate I haven’t used it for over 6 monthsā€
Sometimes I would catch him just staring at me…. Not in a creepy way šŸ˜‚ he also just messages me out of blue saying he wants to talk to me about something important like which Science masters should he do. Or how to deal with a personal social situation in his life.

I do like him, he’s been nothing but a gentleman with me but he makes me feel… included. And tbh he’s the first guy I’ve had actual ā€˜butterflies in stomach’ feeling in the last 3-4 years…. I was with my high school boyfriend for 7 years and ended really badly. Been single since.

I just don’t want to make a fool of myself for a guy who is just being friendly šŸ˜”
Does he just see me as a friend or something more?
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