Should I interact with him first or wait a bit?

[Anonymous]

I recently added my crush on FB. To send that request made me super nervous and I went out of my comfort zone. Thankfully he accepted it. A couple weeks has passed and he hasn’t yet interacted with my posts, as is like any or comment. He does look at my stories tho.

I myself haven’t liked his posts, mainly because he shares memes for the most parts, and he gets a maximum of 5 likes on them LOLL, and their his family. I’m thinking of interacting with him on the timeline by doing something subtle, like reacting to his posts. Should I, or should I just wait for him to do something? Thank you!

[quaranta]

Don't be deceived by the "he looks at my stories". It doesn't mean much, because a lot of people simply watch stories like a TV, letting them run passively. New contacts have a higher priority so their stories are automatically browsed earlier than older contacts, and that's unfortunately it.
Second thing: young people don't use FB much, in 2022. If the profile was created in the last few years, it's pretty normal they have few contacts and more interactions from family members (45+ people use FB for the most). Most likely he uses Instagram as his main social network, so don't assume he doesn't have a social life by just looking at his FB.
Another thing to consider is: since you have a crush on him, you are seeing each step and even the context itself as "dating", but FB is not specifically meant to be a dating website. Sending a friend request means a lot to you but in fact it looked possibly very casual, to him. Interacting with photos and posts are not normally signals of "flirt", but are just casual social interactions. If you put 1 Like somewhere time to time, most likely he won't think you're "interested" in him, but only that you liked the post (as it's meant to express). Of course it becomes obvious if you like every post and photo, because it looks like you're constantly checking his profile (and this means interest, yes, same is if you go picking an old post, as if you are deeply checking his profile), but for 1 Like to a fresh post that could have just landed to your home page, you can totally add it casually. Try to pick something you actually like, like an actually funny meme or an insightful post, so that he gets also a vague idea of the things you have in common. And remember: of course he could interact with your posts too, but that doesn't mean he is "interested". Remember it's not a dating website and he will potentially not think about what his interactions mean, or if he is supposed to do any move towards a girl who adds him. Remember it's you who have the "plans", not him.
In any case, if you like a couple of posts, then wait for his contribution too to yours before adding others.

[Asker]

I love your response, very insightful! You explained things that are reality and that I often overlook. I will take your advice. Thank you 😊

[boggboss]

Its your crush so you should make the first move be it as casual or not as ya want

[Asker]

I understand. I thought sending a friend request was a “move”, and didn’t wanna be too overwhelming.

[boggboss]

Lol too overwhelming all it is was a friend request wouldn't say its a big step

[Anonymous]

Be very casual about things.

[Asker]

What would you recommend? I know guys and girls have different definitions of casual lol.

He posts everyday. Is liking his posts like
Once a week considered casual?

[Opinion Owner]

I say twice a week would be fine.

[Asker]

Okay, thank you! 😊

[Opinion Owner]

You're welcome.