me and a coworker of mine ended our brief relationship months ago. for two main complicated reasons that I don't feel comfortable sharing on this app. it was inevitable and we tried to ignore it but things ended quite abruptly and unexpectedly (at the time he was even talking about the future) we came to a mutual agreement that a pause was the only plausible way to do this. we remained friends, I wasn't sure if I wanted to at first but he seemed super eager to be friends still and I didn't have the heart to say otherwise. Lately I can't shake this feeling that he still likes me. something about the way he asks about my day and genuinely listens, or the "Friendly touches" he casually passes by on my hand or arm or back or how hell drop anything to help me. I tried to focus on some of the things he does that would make me believe that he doesn't like me. giving me a fist bump or one time saying that he was almost like a big brother to me but then I remember when all of this first started and I thought that him liking me was all in my head, (I had a similar feeling the first time and knew in my gut that he did like me and he did) anyways I've been trying to move on from him (which is why I didn't want to be friends at the start) and I try to shake this feeling off but I can't. I just feel it in my gut there's more than he's letting on. I feel like this friendship thing is an act to him. am I being crazy?
Should I trust my gut feeling?
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yeah, go with your gut. You are there and both know and feel the transaction between you two. And, you know the past and all that. I can usually smell the pheromones when someone approaches me in that way.. there's a some kind of energy or vibe most of the time. Your gut is all you have anyway... Good luck !!
He probably does still like you, one can't simply stop liking someone because you decide to pause or take a break. If you don't return the feelings, it is possible to stay friends.
Do what friends do, talk about your other interests, other men and even share dates and stuff.
This way he'll know that you have moved on, and maybe himself will too. While you can still stay friends.
The friendship may eventually slowly die but it also might not.
Most likely you are reading it right I think.