He acts differently with me when we're alone than when we're with people. Is it normal or does it mean anything?

[Anonymous]

He acts differently with me when we're alone than when we're with people. Differently as in so much nicer, and almost flirty but not quite. We're sort of closer. We talk about things and then we stop when other people come. We get to know each other.

When we're with people, he's more distant but still talks to me in a teasing/friendly way.

PS: We're just friends, we share a class & we hang out together every day.

[Electric_Dreams]

I feel like I may have been in the position this guy is in. He maybe is intimidated by all the friends being there. He likes to be with you and to express his (potential) interest in you but is less confident to do so when all the friends are around. Like maybe he'll be embarassed if all the friends can see he's into you and it blows up in his face (as far as he's concerned it could do), and they all know that he fancied you but he messed it up or whatever. Y'know like... I can be like that with girls I like. When the friends are around I don't get to talk to the girl much then, I'm not as noticeable as when they're not around.

[Asker]

Sometimes it gets to the point where we're all sitting and talking and he ignores me (not in a mean way though but doesn't talk directly to me).

There's also many other signs. Texting, asking me to go get coffee after class, teasing the hell out of me, etc

Some days he'd be pretty obvious, then the next day he'd be all distant and moody. That's what get me hesitating. Plus, he never texts during weekends.

He's just REALLY hard to read for a guy, like you can't ever tell what he's thinking

[Electric_Dreams]

So he's texting you hoping to be alone with you, therefore you know that when he's alone with you he's not just being pleasant in the absence of the friends. He probably likes you. When he's moody it's perhaps more of a broody thing goin' on. Brooding at his own inability to turn your friendship into something more. Sometimes it gets really annoying when we just can't take it to the next step.

[TrunksSS34U2003]

Amen to that! But what I want to know is why is he so afraid? I mean you only live once. I wish the guy I'm into would be more communicative with me.

[Lovelesspassion]

2 things

1. He may not trust your friends..and might have had a bad past were people made fun of him I'm for everything.. In my case it was my brother

2. He's shy and might acually like you.. But as you said your just friends.. So when its just you and him he'll flirt and be talkitive but around others he's afraid they might notice he likes you and tell you and you might hate him and reject him ruining the friendship.. so he makes him self distant so no one will notice it..

[Electric_Dreams]

Yeah that's what I'm talkin' about. Point 2 that is. Yeah.