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- She wants to meet up with me even when she’s unwell although she’ll try to hide it. She always wants to meet up.
- she likes to dress smart when she sees me - she’s normally very casual (although when I said to her “how long have you had that, it’s quite smart - she started saying “oh I only wore it because it’s warm” then stopped wearing it in future when she saw me)
- She always messages me.
- She hides the fact we always hang out together (almost weekly) from mutual friends & also makes sure to not get toon close to me when with mutual friends
- She moves away from me if I get too close ever since I told her I only see her as a friend after I said her best friend implied she likes me. In response to that she got angry and said “i don’t know why she said that when she knows I’m not interested in dating. I’m really mad at her.”
- She doesn’t see anyone else as often alone. If we miss a week she says “it was weird not meeting this week after getting used to it” with a laughing emoji.
- we sometimes miss meets of hobby group we met in or parts of mutual friends birthdays to do something together alone.
- She responds negatively when I call her mate saying “did you mean to send me this? Only guys call each other mate.”
- She’s sensitive to my emotions. If I look sad she mentions it and tries to figure out why for example. And if she thinks it’s her fault, she’ll be really apologetic about it.
- She’s happy when I see her or when I tell her I’m going to something she’s going to.
- she laughs about it always being just us 2 going somewhere together
- We are going on holiday together (booked 7 months in advance) after she suggested one.
- if I don’t see her for a while, she’ll message without fail.
- She’s a low maintenance girl but despite becoming close friends, I feel she puts in effort with me to present herself well although she’ll never admit it.
- She’s fine being touched on the hand, arm, back.

I've had friends telling me to get out there and won't seem to accept that I'm not ready to date right now. They tell me if I wait until I'm ready, I'll never date. I don't see how I can be romantic, engage in small talk that is exciting, or put in any of the other effort to make the early part of dating work when I'm naturally very introverted and feeling miserable. I also don't see how someone I'm attracted to would be interested in me as I present myself right now.

What gives me pause is I've been this way for several years now. I've sought treatment which has largely been ineffective. I'd like to build a family at some point and I'm not getting any younger. Am I just being defeatist? Is this something I'm just going to have to deal with? Do any depressed men out there have advice about getting motivated enough to try and "woo" people on dates and being able to be light romantic and fun while feeling miserable and wanting to be alone?