My friend told my crush I liked him, and he’s giving me mixed signals. What do I do?

[Anonymous]

So I told my friend that I like this guy, and since she knew him she messaged him and told him that I did. She explained who I was, and said he’d be interested in meeting me. Since then we’ve talked briefly a couple times in person, and we’ve texted a little. He’s seemed really nervous around me, but was overall very smiley and seemed to enjoy talking to me for the most part. I’ve been told he’s just a generally awkward kind of guy, so I tried not to pay it any mind and be friendly anyway. We’ve talked and texted on rare occasion, and I was fairly certain he didn’t like me since he’d been leaving me on read a couple times, and seeming kind of awkward when I’ve run into him. However he did a couple days ago ask to hang out sometime this week (without me saying anything). I was kind of relieved, and unsure what to think since he’s been kind of awkward with me. I texted him over the weekend to try and be friendly and start a conversation. He kept it up for a little but left me on read again, and I’m not really sure what I’m supposed to think. My friend, who knows him, has said she’s fairly certain he likes me because he wouldn’t have made a point to ask to hang out again if he didn’t want to be around me. We don’t have a specific time or anything that we’re supposed to hang out, he said since we’re both busy we’d wait until we knew more about our schedules. Still, I’m just not sure what to think. I’m happy to be his friend and hang out but I also really like him, I’m just afraid to get my hopes up at this point. Do you think he likes me? Is he just shy, or a bad communicator? Both? Is he not sure he likes me and is just testing the waters? Just wants to be friends? I have no clue what to think.

Updates

+1 y

He very much did like me, thought he was very weird with signals. We ended up dating but I broke it off after a while

[KloexoxJayne]

Straight up he isn't worth dating. He's just a looker, use him to make out with if he consents and you have the opportunity but if he isn't excited and a little nervous by your presence then he's still debating about whether you're good enough to be seen with for a fling thing... he's really not worth it

[Guy13]

He seems to be afraid to ask you out on a date ⁉️

[Guy13]

Have you had what do you do when not in school, hobbies, free time etc?

[Asker]

Not 100% sure what you mean by this,

[Guy13]

When I’m interested in someone I find out what they do in spare time. Sometimes that’s Phd students, people who work etc. Hobbies etc.
This boy…have you two shared your interests outside of school things?

[Asker]

A little bit, but not much. I’ve only had real conversations with him about ourselves twice, and both were very brief (we’re college students and we just met up before classes and for lunch before class). We haven’t had much opportunity to, but a little bit?

[Guy13]

Gotcha…beginning stages then it’s all good…. Normal, I mean. Good luck 🍀 during Semester. Halloween is just around the Corner. Probably going to need to have it ironed out by 10/1. Lots of planning time, interacting, agree/disagree in taste etc to test out before Halloween. My friend already has her Betty Boop costume… Nickname is Geisha Gnome 🙃

[Anonymous]

Make a move on him if you like him so much.

[Iron_Man]

Relax and play it cool