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I met a guy 2 weeks ago. I think he's interested in me and I think I like him too. I somehow got his number and started texting him. So far we've had some amazing conversations over text. Just one problem: I'm always the one who initiates a conversation. After I do, though, he's always really into it and he tries to keep the conversation going asking me questions about me and everything. I tried giving him some time to see if he'd start texting me, but so far he doesn't. I feel like I'm bothering him if I have to start the conversation every time :/

From what I've heard and seen so far he's a shy, sweet person.

Any advice? :)

Me and this guy are friendly with each other, but don't know each other well. We see each other once a week, during the week he's quiet, but in person he initiates conversations and shows interest: compliments me, asks about me and shares things about himself, laughs at my jokes, hangs around me when it's not necessary, got me an Uber etc. I texted him briefly here and there, he responded, but didn't ask me out or anything.

After we started hanging out he started behaving differently around me, the way he never did before. He was ignoring me completely while talking to everyone else, didn't look at me even once, but later we talked for couple of hours one on one. I figured maybe he's nervous bc he likes me, and he's afraid of rejection and waiting for more signs from me. He even made a comment/hint about liking when a girl makes the first move.

He's also a bad texter. He's on WhatsApp only once in a few hrs for just one second and his responses are one word (also in group chats). But I sort of asked him out through text, invited him to go to a party with me. He didn't answer and now I'm debating if I had to do it. Maybe I misinterpreted him and now I feel terrible for being intrusive bc I thought he needed it and he didn't.

Why would a guy show interest but not text or initiate anything? Is he shy or unsure? Does he really only want to be friends?

He seems to be really interested in me (all the signs point to it) and I’ve made it very clear that I like him so he knows that I’m into him (I’m 100% sure of this). It seems like he wants to talk to me because he lingers near where I am and keeps glancing at me, yet he still hasn’t approached me, even though I’ve given him the chance (I sat down all alone and there was plenty of space next to me, and all he did was come over to where I was and stand close nearby). Does this mean that he is shy, or that he’s messing with me because he knows I like him?