Does suggesting dinner mean he’s trying to turn our lunch into a date?

[MissSunshine2]

There’s a man I know that I was friends with and I walked away because he kept blowing hot and cold. Recently he went to my Asperger’s syndrome social group for dinner, where I was surrounded by all my guy friends from the group. He started acting really loud and charming towards the new guy, who’d taken his usual spot facing me across the table.

Apparently after I left, he went back to his usual, reserved self. A few days later, I invited him to lunch in a few weeks to a nice restaurant in the western suburbs, just around the corner from my home. He has to travel on a fractured foot from the northern suburbs on public transport to get there and was eager to try the food and he suggested we change it from lunch to dinner, at 7pm. Men don’t usually pursue me. They usually just want my friendship. So I don’t know.

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It turns out that he’s married and lied about it. I cancelled the dinner and I’m swapping his company for a girl friend’s.

[sage2021]

Well, you have to admit that lunch is casual and dinner could possibly turn into something romantic. Is that what you want with him?

[Paige2006]

Yes it does and it also says he's having a good time!

[SueShe]

Since you have been friends with that guy for a while, I don't think he just wants to have just your friendship since he has it already.

My opinion is that he is rather trying to get more out of you than simple friendship. The fact that he was loud at that gathering would indicate that he was trying to get your attention by acting unnaturally as to want to make an impression on you and the people at that gathering.

One would normally not change from lunch to dinner without a good reason. It could be that he simply enjoys your company and wants to spend more time with you during a dinner, which is not so much tight on time as a lunch would be.

[NathanDavis]

that's a possibility, but... just ask him if there is or not

[Iron_Man]

I don’t know, but you’ll find out sooner or later if he wants to date you