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I am friends with this guy, he is super smart, popular, and sophisticated. But he still cares for me and I AM VERY EMOTIONAL and he's well not. He talks with the whole school while I always hanging out with like 3 people. Yet, He highlights every long paragraph I wrote ranting my life problems and he would hope I have better days. He notices if I leave him on read. I did it like 3 times and he noticed it every time and confront me about it. He read all the crap I write on my private story and sometimes swipe up. In fact one time, he swiped up when I was getting ready for a date and asked: "Who are you dating?". He has been through my rough time where I took all my anger out on him saying I hate him. He did distant a little (I don't blame him) but still, consider me his friend. Most people would have left completely but he said he's sticking around. He told me he always there for me when I need him. We haven't been talking recently so I always catch him staring at me when I am laughing and goofing around with my friends or look at me when he laughing with his friends. He never approaches me just look at me a lot when he thinks I am not paying attention and act really friendly. Like smile and say hey in the hallways. He would tell me not to cry when he sees me cry or ignores it completely what I mean by that is I can see that he notices and wonder why I am crying but look away when I look at him.

There are few guys from the gym that has approached me
And asked to go on dates
I go to different locations for gym
So I get a few guys wanting my number, etc

But my best friend told me that guys from gym are cocky/arrogant and not dateable
And that relationship won't last long with them
So I should avoid dating them

She has never been in relationship before though