I can help with this.
This guy is not just talking to you out of obligation. People don't DO that generally speaking. Unless there's some particular dynamic to your relationship (e. g. you've been good friends for years) then there is no reason a guy would do this.
You are overthinking this and doubting that he genuinely might like talking to you... to the point where you've convinced yourself that he doesn't really want to talk to you, and that you might as well end the conversation. That's based on NOTHING AT ALL aside from your own internal self-doubt.
ALso, If this guy is aware that you like him: Then he would not be casually talking to you if he had zero potential interest back. In other words, nobody is going to talk to someone who likes them out of politeness. Not in a million years. Quite the opposite. If you don't like somebody back, you're LESS likely to casually talk to them (so as to not give them the wrong idea).
This is all in your head. So... yea... reply with whatever. Just... talk and don't overthink "what you think he's thinking" so much. It's unhelpful for you. It'll lead you to making unnecessary dumb decisions (like ending the conversation needlessly)
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I don’t think he feels forced to respond but I don’t think he’s interested in you the same way you’re interested in him. Try to end the conversation with something super simple and wait to see if he not only initiates a conversation but keeps it going. Like when he commented about the tattoo stuff, you probably kept engaging, it was him.
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