If a guy shares something personal, does he like you?

[Anonymous]

I know this guy used to like me, but the past couple months he's been more distant. I'm not sure if he no longer has feelings for me, or if it's because of some things that have been going on in his personal life. We haven't known each other that long, but we at first we really hit it off and we would hang out all the time. I could tell he really liked me, and I liked him as well. Then he started to withdraw, around the same time as some issues in his personal life started coming up. At first I didn't make the connection, but now I'm starting to wonder if that's the reason he's withdrawn...He just seems down whenever I see him. Even though he is acting differently, he's told me some personal things a few times in the past month that make me wonder if 1) he still likes me, and/or 2) he needs someone to talk to. For example, he told me that until recently he had been depressed for a few years (and that he had even been taking medication), but that going back to his hometown really helped. He also told me about some plans he is making that a lot of our friends would probably disapprove of or at least be skeptical of, and I asked if he had told anyone else and he said no, and that he didn't even know why he told me. He also told me that he feels like recently he's been drinking too much and that he kind of wants to get help...Every time he tells me this stuff, it's very nonchalant and catches me off guard, so I never know how to react. Obviously I'm worried about him and I want to help him somehow, but I also wonder why he's telling me all this, since we really haven't known each other that long and aren't that close. Does he just want someone, anyone to talk to, or does he value my opinion/advice, or does he perhaps still have feelings for me?

[justbanANNAz]

it could mean a number of things. he could:

like your company

just have resorted to you because you might b the only one who cares

think that your opinion will help him best in the situation

try to get something out of you in return

really like u

theres obviously a fine line between them all, and the best way to figure out which one it is, is to give it time. think of the things he tells you and what motivates him to tell you such things. why you and not someone else? does he tell other people? do you even know for sure that your the only he tells things to?

theres heaps to think bout hun, and after answering such questions, you'll narrow down the possibilities and hopefully b able to figure out what's up with this guy. good luck xxx

[Daph81]

Best answer over here!

[justbanANNAz]

aw thanks=]

[Anonymous]

No. They like you only when they tell you they like you

[Asker]

Thanks for the answer? There have been a number of times when I've liked someone and I've never told them...Same with my guy friends.

[Nakai]

Thy dont always tell you.

but yeah, my policy is to assume not, unless im told otherwise. that way you dont get hung up on does he does he not, and you never feel like a presumptuous idiot :)

of course, an expedient way of accomplishing all of the above would be to simply ask him.

[Opinion Owner]

@nakai exactly. The point is do not assume anything. If you really wanna know then ask him.

[GIRISHJMEHTA]

My dear friend,if you want to help him try to admit him to de-addiction home before it is too late!

[gonyr]

Maybe he liked you. He definitely trusts you enough to tell you his issues