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I have a guy friend that I’ve known for nearly four years. We met at school, and I swear for me it was like an instant shock to the system…kind of like that “love at first sight” even though I’ve never really believed in that kind of stuff. I walked into the classroom and he was the very first person i saw. I was in mid-step when I saw him and immediately thought “Holy CRAP, very cute guy”, and spun around and walked out. I took a second to compose myself before walking back in.

I’m normally not the type of girl who just see’s any cute guy and thinks “love”. But something was different. I was all jittery around him at first. Our first conversation consisted of me shouting a random question at him about his old school and him nodding. (I’m a dorkasaur) A couple weeks later I began to calm down and suppress my insanity. With in a couple months, we started talking and gradually became friends.

To give you some background; I’m straight up bossy, I can be a bit loud but I can also compose my self and buckle down. I’m pretty independent but I am very defensive (not just for myself but for the ones I love/care about).

My guy friend (let’s call him Adam, though that is not his real name) is very quiet. He rarely talks unless spoken to first. He comes off as shy and reserved. A TON of girls like him and think he is attractive. (a group of my gal pals got together and discussed how even our mothers think he is attractive, weird) Girls have even come up to him and told them that they think he is “mega hot” and he just gets a bit uncomfortable and brushes it off.

Last year, he really started to warm up to me. He would flirt with me by holding my hand longer than he was suppose to (during a group activity that required everyone to hold hands, he held on for a little bit longer claiming “he would get lost with out holding someones hand”) I noticed him looking in my direction more. And he put up with more of my crap than usual. We even sat together more than usual, even for friends. He came out of his shell a bit more. When he broke his leg, I helped him carry his stuff to class. People made comments about how it was suppose to be the other way around (the guy carries the girls stuff). I think it hurt his pride a bit. But I told him not make a big deal about it and stop being such a guy or I’d have to break his other leg. He took my bad humor in stride and allowed me to be his nurse. It felt so normal to take care of him and have him complain. Just being around him felt right. We teased each other from time to time. Mostly playful sarcasm and witty banter. All seemed right in the world.

Then we had a fall out. He grew cold to me. I’m suspecting that it was something wrong at home because he shied from everybody, not just me. We really didn’t talk for three months.

Just recently, he started up with his old ways. I caught him staring at me from across the lecture hall. It wasn’t like a stalker gaze. It was more like he stared at me then spaced out. His gaze was very distant. I waved at him and broke his stare, then he looked at me with a sheepish half grin. I returned with an unimpressed grin (actually I was trying not to laugh, and this was all just an act) and motioned for him to pay attention to the physics lesson. That’s when he put on his teasing smile and turned to face the back of the room to make me laugh. (it worked but i didn’t let him know) The playful teasing has continued. And I’ve noticed he only does this with me.

I’m sorry to have bored you with my sap-story. But am I just crazy? Is this in my head? Does he like me? or is he just unintentionally flirting with me? What do you think?
I know I’ve asked this question a couple times, but I can’t seem to get serious answers…Help?