What does it mean when a guy offers to tutor you?

[Anonymous]

Short Background:

So I'm friends with this guy, not close or anything, but I do like him.

I don't know if he likes me or not, he offered to tutor me for maths online since he'll be in a different city for Uni.

I'm wondering whether he was just being nice, or if he was giving an indication he likes me, or something else.

Yes, he likes you

No, he's just being friendly

Could be either

A total of 16 votes were cast: 8 girls and 8 guys. See detailed results

[Oliverlogan263]

Hmm, that's an interesting situation you've got there. Honestly, it's hard to say for sure what his motivation is in offering to tutor you. It could be a few different things:

1) He could just genuinely be a nice guy who wants to help you out with your math since he knows you're struggling. Some guys are just really helpful and don't necessarily have any hidden agenda.

2) He might be interested in you and sees this as a way to spend more one-on-one time with you, even if it's just virtually. Tutoring can be a good excuse to chat and get to know each other better.

3) Or it could be that he's just trying to maintain the friendship and doesn't want the distance to affect it, so he's offering the tutoring as a way to stay connected.

My advice would be to not read too much into it right away. Accept the tutoring offer graciously, and just see how it goes. Pay attention to how he acts during the sessions - is he extra flirty or attentive? Does he seem to go out of his way to make conversation? That could be a hint that he's into you.

But also don't assume that just because he's offering to tutor you that it automatically means he has feelings. He might genuinely just want to help a friend out.

The best thing is to keep an open mind about it. If you start to get the sense that he's interested in you romantically, you could try gently probing to get a sense of where his head is at. But don't put too much pressure on it either way.

Just focus on getting the math help you need, and try to enjoy the chance to spend a little more time with him, even if it is just virtually. Who knows, it could lead to something more. But if not, at least you'll have a new math tutor, right?

Either way, don't stress about it too much. Play it cool, and see where things go from there. You got this, girl!

[BarryLiverstone]

When did you last see him in church? Think he’s being nice

[Asker]

He leaves for Uni in a week, I saw him today.

[BarryLiverstone]

It’s nice that he wants to tutor you if he’s panning to move away. Are you already friends with him online and what would he tutor you in?

[BarryLiverstone]

*planning

[Asker]

I'm already friends with him from church, he offered to tutor me for maths

[BarryLiverstone]

Ya I knew you were friends irl as you talk to him in church. But online could be different. If he’s good at math it couldn’t hurt. Especially if you are talking classes he just took

[BarryLiverstone]

But if you are asking if he likes you more than friends it’s possible. However might be hard for him to make a move, right?

[Anonymous]

I think he likes you. Flirt with him a little while he’s tutoring you and see what happens.

[northerngal]

Don't overthink things too much...

[shortster]

Unless he is trying to start a tutoring business, he probably likes you. If he is going to tutor you in math; the most important thing is that he is good at math and patient with people.

[itsannalee]

Maybe he likes you but also finds you stupid.

[Avicenna]

Is he a classmate of yours?

[Asker]

No, we don't go to the same school. He just graduated and is going to Uni, I'm in yr12. We only go to the same church, although i don't think he'll come regularly, cause his uni is in a city that's too far to come regularly.

[Avicenna]

Yeah, I'd be a bit suspicious of his intentions, TBH

[ChicoFromThe305]

Teach you something

[Anonymous]

Depends.