My crush says I am negative, because of my defensive behavior in the past. If I am negative to him, why won't he delete my number?

[Anonymous]

I mean he can, we literally met on an dating app.

[Almost29M]

He might like you despite all that and is hoping the negativity will pass. He might also think you're "pulling pigtails" with him and this is his way of saying he doesn't want that aspect to continue. I have known girls who teased me because they didn't know how to tell me they liked me. Unfortunately it gets old fast or they take it too far. By the time they told me they liked me, I didn't want to be with them. If he just means negative in general, maybe try not to complain as much? I don't know anything about your conversations so it's hard to say

[20yearsolder]

The best place to ask this question would be in a text message to him. The people on this side have no clue what he's thinking

[spartan55]

He doesn't have to delete your number. You apparently don't know how to delete his?