What does "I care for you" mean?

[Anonymous]

What does it mean if a man tells you, "I care for you"?

Does he sees me as his sister? A close friend? Does it mean more...Guys, why would you use those specific words?

[Glamgoddess]

Ok I know I'm not a guy BUT, if he says he cares for you it means he cares about your feelings. In other words "I like you but I don't wanna get with you." Not trying to sounds harsh but I think its important not to look too far into things. For your own sake...good luck, doll! :)

[Asker]

Thank you Glamgoddess, The situation is so confusing because he does drop hints now & then that he has deeper feelings but then he withdraws & goes cold. I generally align myself to how the guy feels as to "not get hurt" but when he's so confused it makes me a roller coaster lol!

[Beautifully656]

I have a crush that I’ll know from middle school to high school and I barely have any classes with him even though I want to get to know him better which classes are English and Band and he barely talks to me but he said that he cares about me what should I do

[nickel]

I'm not sure if it means as a sister or as someone he really likes, but one thing is for sure; you are definitely not just another girl to him and he won't treat you as a HPOA

[Asker]

What does HPOA stand for? Thank you for your post :)

[nickel]

hot piece of arse haha

[Asker]

LOL!

[jakegest]

Ask him!

If you want to know what he meant, you're going to have to have a conversation about it with him. Be prepared to tell him specifically how you feel if you broach the subject.

(there is no such thing as secret guy code)

[Digitalsamurai64]

It can mean a lot of things. If he's shy it means he has a crush on you. If he was using it to reject your advances, it means he just wants to be friends.

[Asker]

i don't pick up any shyness from him

But also he didn't say it in response to anythin I did or said. He also sometimes say, "You are dear to me"... It sounds platonic or sister love... I just want to know if it is secret guy code for you are only a friend.

[Electricity]

I guess he is a promiscuous chicken, don't fall for that.

[bluebreezz]

i care for you (definition): I care for you