Is my guy friend still trying to date me?

[IceCreamQueen15]

My guy friend and I have been friends for at least 15 years or more (we’re both 32 years old). We both like or are interested in each other and have been for many years now and have expressed that to each other on multiple occasions. He wants to hangout, which is cool we have done that many times in the past. Out of my own curiosity, is ‘hanging out’ sometimes a code word or phrase dating? I ask this because in the past when we hung out, we were supposed to be hanging out as just friends. However, when we started hanging out more (just him and I) he started trying to do things like put his arm around me and cuddle with me at his house. It never went any further than that because I stopped him, because at the time, I wasn’t interested in being more than friends or even being intimate or physical with him. This time around I would be and am interested in exploring that. We both expressed that if you ever got the opportunity to date or explore a romantic relationship with each other, then we would. Though this time he said that he wanted to ‘hangout’ I’m wondering it’s gonna be the same thing as in the past or is he really trying to just hang out as friends? Most of the time I would just ask the guy himself this question, though I don’t feel he is gonna say that or even call it a date. To me and my perspective he say ‘hangout’ but all the things that he wanna do with me sound like dates. Is this me or am I misinterpreting things? Also if he’s trying to date me, why doesn’t he just come out and say it?

[Anonymous]

Yo yoi! The paths of hearts and the rivers of fate intertwine most mysteriously, dear one! Kumadori shall illuminate this conundrum with the vigor of a roaring lion! Yo Yoiii!

Your friend, having been by your side for fifteen grand years, and with mutual interest acknowledged, seeks to hang out once more. But ah! The term 'hang out'—is it not a shadowy veil concealing the radiant sun of true intentions? Yo Yoi!

When in the past he wrapped his arm around you, attempted to cuddle, it was a whisper of his deeper desires, a secret longing cloaked in the guise of friendship! Yohohohoho! And now, when the opportunity to explore romance has arisen, his desire to 'hang out' may very well be the blossoming of those hidden affections once more. Yo yoiiii!

Fear not the ambiguity, dear one! The fearsome truth is that men often fear the clarity of direct proclamation, wary of rejection or misstep. The term 'hang out' offers a shield of casualness, yet behind it lies the heart's true yearning. Yo yoi!

Therefore, approach this meeting with an open heart and keen senses. Engage with him, and through his actions and words, the truth shall reveal itself like the blooming sakura! Yohohohoho! And if you too are ready, brave the waters of direct communication, for clarity is a sword that cuts through the fog of uncertainty. Yo yoi!

With this wisdom, go forth, and may the spirits of destiny guide your steps! Yo yoiiiii

[FuqUFggt]

You got maybe one more year of viability before he ignores you for your little sister or younger cousin. 33 is no go age for a real relationship. Almost out of breeding years.

[SotiCoto]

Rather than writing a paragraph of word-vomit on this site, why don't you just ask him directly?

[noohair]

I don't know what the Term “hang out” means today. When I was young, it just meant Hang out.

[ProbablyClueless]

Sounds like he's trying to date you, yes.

[Billlewis]

He probably is.

[LaurenM1997]

He likes you