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I have a family friend who lives in another state
We’ve gotten closer and we’ve been texting almost everyday since August. He notices when something is wrong via text and he constantly encourages me when nursing school gets overwhelming. In September I told him, I liked him and he said that he’s proud that I’m being honest about my feelings but he’s not ready (He’s a first year resident doctor, not making excuses just stating it’s an overwhelming situation). And he hopes that his response will not affect our relationship because he really appreciate me. After that, we just carried on and kept on doing what we were doing b4 I told him I liked him. He tells me about his work, his new hobbies, he sends me pictures of his hair and his new glasses and he asked me to help him name his plants. He listens to me rant, even though he’s tired and just got back from work. He pays attention and remembers important dates I tell him, he wishes me luck before every exam and test. Recently we didn’t talk for two weeks because I had finals and honestly I was kind of isolating and he was sick and didn’t reach out but to make it up to me,
He said he was going to get me an end of semester/Christmas present and asked what I wanted. I feel like he likes me but I don’t want to have any False hope or anything.
What do you think