I have been receiving signals of interest from this co-worker for over 7 months now. He is a very nice guy and I perceived him to be very shy from the get go. We talk about a lot of things and he shared some more intimate details about his life with me. I like him a lot and he seems to like me too and we spend a lot of time together at work (he initiates a lot of coffee breaks).
Problem is he has not properly asked me out and has not explicitly told me if he likes me or not. Outside of work he almost never texts me or calls me. In the previous month I asked him out twice in which he positively replied right away and we went for coffee. Our conversations were friendly as always and no hints of romantic words etc.
He seems very interested and I know from him and third parties that he doesn't have a girlfriend. However I am very tired on keep pursuing him. Up until a few days ago I was 100% sure that all his hesitations were a result of extreme shyness, but I starting to seriously doubt it.
Can a guy have such crippling shyness? Or is he playing games with me? I believe that I have given way too many signals for him to still doubt my intentions.
I am seriously contemplating on backing off and I secretly hope that this will make him come to his senses and take the initiative. However the most possible scenario is him going silent forever. At this point I don't care though, I am tired of pursuing an emotionally scared guy.
