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So I've been friends with this guy for like 5 years and I'm honestly getting really sick of trying to figure out whether or not he likes me. There are a lot of signs that he does, (going to prom with me, being thoughtful, trusting me with personal details, sticking to me like glue in big social groups, inviting me to his church, etc.) and all of our mutual friends seem really confident that he likes me... but there's one major thing that bothers me... HE NEVER COMPLIMENTS ME!! I can't think of a single example in 5 years of him complimenting me ever. He doesn't make me feel loved or appreciated very often in general, only on a few occasions (recent occasions, might I add). He's always been bad at expressing his emotions and never really made a whole lot of social skills growing up, so that may have something to do with it, but the cynic in my mind is telling me that it means he doesn't like me/doesn't find me interesting. Or even that if he's not making me feel loved, then why would he be worth my time? But then the optimist side of me thinks that he wants to make me feel loved, but doesn't know how. So is he shy or uninterested? And if he does want to make me feel loved, how can I teach him to do so? What do you think?