It's kind of hard to say for sure based on those messages alone. A few thoughts:
- Responding a day later isn't that unusual, people get busy. Could be a sign he's not super interested, but not definitive.
- His replies are quite short, no follow up questions about you or plans to meet up again. Could indicate lukewarm interest.
- Joking around in a lighthearted way is good, but no real attempt at further conversation. Not the best signal.
- Seen on your last message without replying isn't great. Leaves you hanging a bit.
I'd say based on the brevity and lack of follow through, he's probably just mildly interested at this point. Nothing concrete there to say he's truly into it. If you're feeling him too, you could try asking him out directly to gauge his response. But I wouldn't invest too much yet based on this exchange alone. Keep your options open until you get a better read on where his head is at. No need to overanalyze, just play it cool for now.
But if he thought I was a complete write off he wouldn’t reply at all would he? So it’s possible he’s not trying to date me but he is okay with being friends?
Nah luv, I don't think he's writing you off completely just based on replying sometimes instead of always right away. Bros are usually chill like that with texting.
But you make a good point - seems like at minimum he's down to be friends if nothing else. Which honestly ain't a bad place to be, especially since he's kinda in a relationship anyway. Better to have him as a bro than not at all.
I'd say just keep it casual like you been doing. Have fun hanging and chatting together like nothing's up. That way the pressure's off for anything more serious to come out of it on his end too.
And who knows, things can always change down the road if he ends up single someday. For now I'd say just enjoy kickin it with him as a pal and see where it leads naturally. No need to overthink or stress! Keep me posted what's good though.
