I've had my suspicions that a co-worker of mine might like me... but is shy and unsure of how to go about it. I won't go into all the past stuff as there's a lot. But I will share the most recent event.
I initiated a conversation with him (he had been initiating every time before). I asked how his day was going and noted I was asking because he seemed a bit unhappy (which was true - he seemed "off"). At first, he started to just say he was ok and walk on (this was in passing). But then he changed his mind. He turned around and came back to me and admitted that he was irritated with something not work-related then took the time to explain the situation to me. I offered my understanding and also laughed when appropriate.
After that part ended he walked away, but hung around still. As I was getting ready to leave, he came back again and asked how my day was going. I said it had been ok and noted a few work issues I encountered. He said he had seen me doing something earlier and wondered what I was doing but didn't want to just walk up like that. I threw in some light humor and we both laughed. I had not known he was around when he said he saw me. I was a little embarrassed he had actually been watching me (I'm kind of short and was trying really hard to get something but I couldn't long story short).
He made eye contact with me and when we talked, he stood fairly close to me, 100% facing me (his body was entirely facing mine).
Does this seem like a sign he's interested in me... but shy and unsure of how to handle things? Or is he just being friendly? The only reason I initiated is because he is ALWAYS initiating, so I wanted to change it up and start conversation for once. I did genuinely want to make sure he was ok too and nothing was bothering him, otherwise I'd help if I could.
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