Advice please...

Suzins

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Ok, here’s the thing….I have this friend that I met at work. He is 27, I am 33. We have became pretty good friends. Hanging out with each other sometimes outside of work. I have even told him probably too much personal information about my self LOL

A couple of months ago the subject of us taking things further came up. He opted to put that on hold because he just doesn’t have the time right now. I said cool, no problem. We even exchanged small but thoughtful presents at Christmas. In January he went away for two weeks vacation with his buddy’s. Since he came back we have been hanging out a bit more often, and he has even initiated a couple of the events himself. In the past it was always me asking him to do stuff. Two of the up-coming events are going to watch him and his band play two Saturdays in a row in March. I said I’d love to go, as I have never seen him play before.

So now I’ve got a bit more confidence up so I call him up and ask him what he’s doing Saturday night…but he had plans he couldn’t change and asked what I was doing Sunday night. This is also very cool. I am now trying to decide if maybe he would like to take things a little bit further or if he’s just wanting to still be just friends. My gut instinct is that he is interested but possibly scared and I know for a fact, very shy with girls.

My dilemma being, I haven’t had sex, or any other physical contact with a man in over 8 years. I’m pretty sure if anything is going to happen it will be because I have initiated things. How can I be subtle without making a goof out of myself? And what if I’m getting the wrong signals and he really only wants to be friends?

Yes, I’m clueless!
 
well, the only surefire way to know is to talk about it with him. if you want to start sending him signals that you're interested in him and would like to take things further, then go ahead. You can start small, with things that a friend might do, but something a little more than friend would definitely do and see how he responds. And these things include a kiss on the cheek, holding hands, even taking his arm while you're walking together. Just little things like that may be enough to warm him up a little more to the idea, if he isnt already wanting to pursue something more.
 
I love walking with a man with my arm through his, if he's got his hands in his coat pockets or something. It's just cosy. But holding hands on a walk - ugh. It gets on my nerves.

Ohhh, Suzins, I hear you. Shy guys are such a challenge! Does he dodge questions about his feelings, or change the subject, or just get all stammery and blushing? It's so much easier with the straightforward types. It's easy to get all paranoid about how to act with the shy ones, and wonder if you're rushing things, but wonder if you can wait the months it will take them to speak up, or let on what they feel...

Just try not to get too worried about how to act around him... Good luck!
 
I have a very similar problem with a guy at work. We flirt a LOT at work, quite a bit he starts too. However, he constantly dodges any straightforward remarks and we have yet to hang out outside of work. Although he HAS called me a couple times.. but that's about it.

I'd say try a couple subtle "slightly more than friendly" things and see how that goes. Maybe offer him a massage after his show? Those can almost always lead somewhere good!
 
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