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This girl and i used to hang out together often. There was nothing serious between us but we've kissed and made out several times. Unfortunatly i had to travel abroad for a month due to family reasons. When i came back she told me that she had started seeing someone else while i was away. That's fine because we had nothing serious and she's an attractive girl, so it was no surprise to me. She was actually very uncertain on what to do when i came back but she eventually decided to stick to the other guy because she didn't want to date two people at the same time. She asked me to not stop texting her tho and to be friends. I agreed because we've always had great fun when we were together, so i could tell she would be a good friend.

So yesterday i hung out with her for the first time as friends and she did a few things that surprised me and don't seem 'just friendly' to me: she tried to grab my hands a few times and didn't let them go, she sat really close to me and our legs were touching, she kept trying to scare me and hit me playfully, when we were standing close to each other she leaned her head on my chest, she didn't mind me hugging her and even kissed me on the cheek a few times when i asked.

So my question is: does it seem like she still kinda likes me or am i overthinking? Would i still have a chance if i tried?

I went on an online date recently. It was hands down the best first date I've ever been on. She was gorgeous. We talked nonstop, there seemed to be a genuine connection, and I had her laughing literally from the get go. When we parted she said had a great time and we should do it again. I said absolutely. (My only regret is not going for more than a kiss on the cheek. But girls tell me all the time that if it is an online date, you should definitely wait until the second date because she may get skeezed. Not sure how much I still agree with this...) Naturally, a couple days later I asked her out again. No response. We can assume she's received and read the text. I can speculate for an eternity as to why she might ghost (I won't).

It's not like this hasn't happened before. And 99 times out of 100 I wouldn't care and just move on; the beauty of online dating in a huge city is there's an almost endless supply. But this time it really, really bugs me. I've been on far worse dates and still gotten at least a second date or more. I'll admit I'm more disappointed than I probably should be--to the point where I'm considering following up just to get an actual yes or no.

The question is: do I even bother? And if I do, is there a "right" way to do it? Any thoughts, particularly from the ladies?