Guy talking loud to get my attention after he rejected me?

[marshmallowqn321]

He's moving but was kind of a jerk about the whole thing in terms of avoiding me and not calling me. I told him I wanted to be friends and for whatever reason, he never made an effort to text or call- maybe to be nice since I liked him, or maybe Because he didn't care.

I've been out on campus but pretended not to see him and to just have fun with my friends the last month or so. The other day I saw him and all my friends were laughing and we were the life of the party. I said hello, talked politely, but made sure I was the first to leave. But then the rest of the night, he talked really loud (like very, very, very obviously) trying to get my attention. It was funny- we are in our late twenties, and I thought this game would be over.

Why would he want to get my attention if he rejected me? Why not just be friends and act normal and mature? Regardless, I feel awesome about the situation haha.

[Myth024]

Sometimes guys don't really do things for your benefit. There is always a certain level of pride and so sometimes guys will act a certain way to show themselves and others [ though not always with success ] that they are still in control and they are still the "man." This may have been more for the benefit of your friends to show them that he was perfectly fine after the breakup. Of course if there had been drinking involved he may have just been loud cause he was drunk lol.

I know that some women like to think that after a break-up the man will still somehow revolve around you and not be able to get over you. Unfortunately this isn't always true and so sometimes guys will simply do things because of the type of person they are and it will have nothing to do with anyone else but themselves.

I'm not intimately aware of the type of relationship the two of you had or the reasons for the breakup so I can only guess as to his reasons based on something I might do in a similar situation.

[marshmallowqn321]

Thanks, but trust me on this one, he was 100% trying to show off or get my attention- I'm not sure why as he's generally a reserved guy. We didn't really have a serious relationship, just really liked each other (or so I thought). I have a lot of friends and am quite outgoing and know everyone on campus- I've caught him looking at me, and other guys who give me attention- which he never did when he "had" me- so not sure what to make of it. Now he seems to be blatantly trying to ignore me-

[Myth024]

We all have this view of ourselves that is usually quite selfish lol. We all tend to think we are the perfect mate, that there is nobody in the world who wouldn't be lucky to be with us. Most of us understand that this can't always be true, but some guys have trouble believing a woman can be "over" them, ever. In the end it just sounds like he might have been acting immature and selfish and maybe even trying to be the center of attention however that might be accomplished.