Is my best friend's older brother trying to flirt with me?

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So, I'm 17 and my best friend's older brother is 22. I've never really connected with him in the very beginning of my relationship with my best friend, which was about three years ago. He has a nickname for me and just loves to tease me and essentially bust balls. He's essentially a guido, tan, italian, jacked, fresh, and fresh car. Never dates a girl. Only dated one girl for two weeks. She was a guidette, skinny, tan, loud, and completely crazy. He goes to the clubs a lot and brings homes girls rarely but occasionally. I know he hooks up with a lot of girls and refuses to get a relationship and get serious with any of them.

But things got weird when I started seeing him at the gym more and more and he starting saying hi but we'd actually have entire conversations at the gym - for like half an hour. One day, he tried convincing me how smart he was and got all offended when I insinuated he didn't do anything but party. And so we always have these really long conversations at the gym. He'd always ask me how I was, he'd add comments and ask me how going out with his sister was and stuff. I always felt like we really connected. When I'd tell him about college, he was also elaborate how great the city the school was in. He likes my wall posts when I post his wall sometimes and even on his sister's wall. Also, when I got my license, his sister and I showed him the picture and he didn't say anything but stare. So I'm guessing that was a good sign? Another time he tried to take a bite out of a muffin I was eating. Another time, his mom and his sister showed him a dress I bought to to go out (I wasn't wearing it) and he goes "that's a nice dress". And then he liked one of my Facebook photos. that's when I really was convinced. Another time, I got super dolled up and was wearing a really short dress with tons of makeup at their house, he physically came over and started teasing me about my car. I'm not sure if I was checking me out. Recently, I saw him at the gym again and he asked me why I wasn't around so much, if I was trying to avoid his sister or if his sister was trying to avoid me and what I was up to. When I told him I was taking a class at the local university he was very interested in knowing what class and what hall and if we had a class together. He seemed almost excited.

Anyways, I'm not a guidette. I'm very intelligent and academically advanced, but I love to go out and party and I can get dolled up when I' m not dressed like a bum. Also recently, when I went to a family gathering of theirs, a cousin remarked that I was cute and I should def. hook up with the brother. He's a very handsome guy and I'd like to at least make out with him. I feel like there's a connection between us. I don't know what to do. I'm def down for him but I'm not sure if this is normal or if these are signs he's flirting with me. A sign that makes me uneasy is when my friend tells me to text her brother, he never responds? Also if he is flirting, what should I do t
Is my best friend's older brother trying to flirt with me?
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