He always invites me to hang out in a group setting but not ask me on a date?

[Anonymous]

If this guy asks me to hang out with him and his friends a lot

But he has never asked me out on a date.

Should I just assume he is not interested?

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+1 y

😂 just to make things clear , I told him explicitly that I like him. So he knows it. If h e isn't interested why d he bother to ask me to hang out with him and his friends at all.

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+1 y

Just an update. I did ask him today. He told me he is gonna graduate in several months so he doesn't plan to date anyone.
I did get friendzoned. Thank you for your opinions!

[Pinay_ako]

It could be many reasons:
1. He may be shy to ask you out alone.
2. He may be matchmaking you with one of his friends who fancy you.
3. He may be just like you as a friend and enjoys your company.
4. He may like you like you as a romantic interest and wants to get to know you more...
5. And kudos for having the guts to tell him you like him! Brave move girl! Now the ball is in his court. :)
The fact he's asking you to hang out with him is a good sign. Have fun!

[Asker]

Thank you! Since I need a closure , you think I should ask him out on a date? I mean... I don't have the ego problem but I get anxious and tired if I keep guessing

[Pinay_ako]

Like I said you already told him your feelings. The ball is in his court. Right now he's trying to gauge the situation... He's trying to hang with you so he can observe you around his friends and get himself comfortable around you. Hang on tight a little bit. Don't ask him out yet.

[Asker]

Yeah that makes sense ! Thank you very much for your suggestions

[Freakles87]

It’s 2018 - you are free to ask him out.

He must at least like you to invite you. That may be not in a relationship level. But you don’t know unless you try right?

[Asker]

Since I already told him I m interested. Somehow I feel he 'll reject if I asked him

[sensualquinoa]

He's either not interested or too shy. Maybe you should take initiative.

[MusicMayhem]

Many girls don't trust going out with a guy alone in the early stages so he may be just trying to spend more time with you until he feels you like him enough so he won't get rejected.

Or he's sick of getting rejected so just wants a way to hang out with a girl to practice being himself and not trying to impress. So he asked you out in a group setting.

[NJ_Casanova]

No, If he ask you out... in ANY form... He likes being around you.

Today is as Much (More) a women's world as a mans. If you want something more... you better make a move... if not, it's as Much YOUR FAULT as his,.

[Asker]

he knows I am interested
and I dropped the hint ' I want to see this new movie that came out last week' , but really there is no action

[MusicMayhem]

That is not a hint you like him, that is a hint you like a movie. You need to speak guys language which leaves nothing to interpretation. He won't have understood your intentions.

[Asker]

@MusicMayhem oh lol no. I already told him I like him. He acted like positively to it in some ways , like flirting , but just doesn't ask me out

[motownplayer2000]

Well, that’s a form of courting, not dating... they use to do that back in he day... or it could be he is trying to protect himself... you know with the #metoo movement, you don’t know which girls you can believe or trust.. so the man is right to protect himself.

[sshendge]

Like and love has a lot of difference. In the same way, I have a friend whom I usually hangout with, but that doesn't mean we are made for each other, right?

I would not recommend to risk it. If you see a spark in his eyes for you, I would expect you to make the next move.

[Asker]

See the difference is I wasn't good friend with him
He started to ask me to hang out after I told him I had a crush on him
But he always brings a bunch friends

[ItsLarryTho]

Is he a quiet type? He may be asking you to hang out with him as well as friends due to anxiety. You should try asking him if he wants to hang out sometime, give him some options on things he would like to do, pick one, and see how it goes from there. Hope I was of some help

[Anonymous]

This girl would always do that to me. I asked to do things with me and her but she always invited me out with her friends. I assumed she didn't like me and we stopped talking :(

[Asker]

If you don't initiate
And she also doesn't.
That prolly means she is not interested

[Opinion Owner]

Kinda debatable, she told my friend I was cute and we kissed a few times but things fizzled out and never went further

[Cun-tiliusVarius]

Ask!!! Please!!! Literally if he's not making it you do it, you'd honestly be doing him a favor. Plus, it doesn't matter who asks who first. JUST DO IT 😂😛

[Cun-tiliusVarius]

Nice lmk how it goes

[MexiAmericano]

There are many possibilities. Might be too shy to ask you. Maybe just wants to be friends. I think you should just ask him out on a date and see what happens 😀

[Asker]

I told him b4 that I liked him, so he knows I am interested
and I drop the hint ' I want to see this new movie that came out last week' , but no action

[MexiAmericano]

Aaaah. I think he might be letting you know he isn't interested in an indirect manner. I'm sorry :(

[Asker]

I kind of figured
I just hate it that he asks me to hang out with his friends , I mean he doesn't have to give me the mixed signal

[MexiAmericano]

I don't think they are mixed signals. I think he genuinely wants to be your friend. Maybe you should talk to him about this. Clear this up for yourself. You'll always feel this way if you don't get closure

[Asker]

I am giving myself this closure that if he doesn't ask me out on the weekend, I will just move on. I feel I already told him , it ll just show how desperate I am if I keep pushing.

[Asker]

But thank you very much for your opinion !

[MexiAmericano]

I'm glad to be of help! Best of luck 💕

[Jrmhtlmnt]

None of the above. The smart thing is accept the invite. You'll then be able to observe him from a distance which is the best thing when looking at a potential partner

[tacosalad]

I don't know from what it sounds like, he might not be that interested. if we was he would wanna spend the most time with you (alone time) and get to know you.

[nexusquest]

No. Do not assume. Perhaps he might think u would be too nervous to be alone with him and he didn't want that awkwardness of you saying no. Classic move. He probably genuinely wants to hang. Ask him out.

[orangeinme]

Most likely is treating you as a friend, trying to be kind.
After that, nervous/shy, or trying to not compete with a friend

[BigToeJohn420]

Maybe he's a nice guy and just not reading your signals quit right. Y ou could do like the last girl and take matter into your own mouth.

[oldguyincanada]

No don't assume he is not interested. There are other possible explanations.

[denneyguy]

He is too nervous to be with you on his own, he is using the group as a sort of structure or like a support network, so if things get a bit aukward he can use his frends as backup.

[potatoisme]

Only assume he's interested if he tells u he is. Otherwise you'll be wasting your emotions on someone who may or may not be sharing the same feelings.

[benny78654]

I always bring girls out in groups. I'm fucking busy, if I can date 3 girls at a time it saves me like 2 hours.

[AANikko]

Maybe he's just shy to be alone with you. If he likes you he'll come out of his comfort zone.

[Mrblueballs42]

Best thing is ask dont make things so complicated. Women tend to do that. Men are not off the hook if we would just say our true feelings.

[pasoccer]

Either he's to shy to ask you on a date or your friend zoned.

[pinksock1]

Does he focus on you in group?

[Asker]

Flirts sometime. Not focus on me , for example , if we are in a bar, he may want to take a sip of my drink , but when I was like 'I m gonna go and watch the band ' . He wouldn't follow.

[pinksock1]

weird, I would just do your own thing. Maybe he is shy.

[NucDylan]

It's possible he's inviting you so he can spend time with you, but doesn't see any interest from you. Give him some hints and see

[TacosRAwesome]

Maybe he wants to see how you fit in with his friends before asking you out.

[mayank_kumar_12]

See ask him out as guys are pretty bad at getting or understanding a girls feeling sometime... Just go for it if he chooses to be your partner hurray... If he says just be friends which you guys already are... So no loosing only winning.. 😂

[Arjun1007]

You forget him.. come with will hangout somewhere 😀

[lovejtime]

I say be cautious... I had to send an associate to check these guys beating, forcing heroin in her, trying to put my friend in human trafficking! Just an extremely important factor.

[Russwill]

No he my be testing the water and feels more comfortable with other people around!

[Russwill]

Affraid to be alone with you!

[twister66]

Why dont u ask him out or for him to join your lady friends a few times

[Dirtytalker17]

I would say that he is a bad guy
You should choose a better guy

[neelkanjia9]

Just ask him out for a date, just two of you and then see what he feels about it.

[miiszmel]

He thinks of you as just a friend

[miiszmel]

If he knows that you like him and he likes you, he wouldve asked you on a date by now.
Simple as that.

[Asker]

Yep. That's what I think
I keep finding excuses for him , Like he is pretty introverted and doesn't use social media that much. I thought he could have a problem initiating dates

[AqibFarid]

Friend zoned but can be friends with benefits

[GreenGold1992]

Probably just friends

[7asson]

Wait a guy friend zoned a girl IT'S a MERICAL

[Anonymous]

Why would he ask you on a date?

[Asker]

I dropped the hint.
He ignored it.

[Asker]

Sorry I misread it
I guess it's bc he is not interested enough

[Opinion Owner]

I mean what benefit would him asking you out on a date bring Vs the group setting. At the end of the day most are motivated by gain after all.

[Smegskull]

#MeToo = #AlwaysHaveAWitness

[Smegskull]

Holly crap you just gave a legitimate example of friend zoning!! I have never seen a woman get that before!!

[Asker]

😂 aight. There should be more if every girl is like me , I try every time when I like someone.

[Revolver_]

He doesn't think you'd want a date with him

[fffamk]

he who invites is he who is interested

[Dee216216]

He's trying to pass you off to one of them.

[jimmy2]

probably sounds like it

[Cool_Adi]

Flirt with his friends and see his reactions!

[genny0123]

Friend zoned

[Anonymous]

I think he wants a orgy 😂😂😂

[purnamahesh]

Open up