Search Results: is it too soon for a gift

First of all, I don’t like the term “nice guy” but don’t know another universal term people would get. I guess White Knight works too.. Basically a guy that does favors for a woman in the hopes that she’ll either have sex or a relationship with him (even after she’s already rejected him).

I met this guy through work (I’m at the reception desk and he’s a vendor that visits regularly). He and I got to talking and had a lot in common... we just hit it off. So I thought we could be friends. Pretty soon we were texting back and forth and he eventually asked me out. I told him I wanted to be friends only, because I wasn’t looking for a relationship and didn’t see him in “that way” anyway. It was a vey clear rejection, which he kindly accepted and agreed to be friends.

Well, I still see him twice a week and he always kind of insists on having a conversation, even if I’m busy. I like him and all, but it’s frustrating because he’ll just stand there and talk to me and since I’m in a service role I have to be nice. A few times he’s texted me and when I don’t respond quickly, he’ll apologize for bothering me.

he's given me gifts, including showing up to my work on his day off (which happened to be Valentine’s Day) and giving me pain meds for the headache I told him I had. For Christmas, he gave me a bobble head doll. And a bracelet with lyrics to my favorite song.

But my coworker had a fundraiser and was raising money, so he showed up to donate to her so maybe he’s just a genuinely nice guy and not a “nice guy” (see, that’s why I hate the term, such confusion).

what do you think?