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Does he like me like 'that'?

hey evry1, ok well theres this guy who iv been close friends with for the past couple of years, i really really like him and im not sure if he feels the same way. we flirt a lot and sometimes i feel like he crosses the boundaries of friendship (hes slept in my bed, tho he was drunk and kept trying to hug me and get me to lie next to him but i wasnt drunk so did all but hit him with a barge pole to get him away *god knows why*) i dont think he knows i like him but at the same time he cud know and just be playing with me because he used to fancy one of my friends and was really hung up on her for ages. hes over her now but i wonder whether i am just her replacement sometimes. maybe he just likes the attention?
he always talks to me on msn and sends me quite flirty txt msgs tellin me hes thinkin of me but because we already have such a flirtatious relationship theyre proabably just in jest. he always kisses me on the cheek when we go out and always asks me to go back to his and sleep in his bed. what does this mean or is this just friendship? he is quite an affectionate guy in general and does hug my other friends too but in my (prob biased!) perception it seems to be on a much higher level with me.

sorry for this post being so long but i dont know what to do and what this all means. please dont tell me to ask him because i really dont want it to ruin our friendship and only want to make a move if i definately know he likes me. what do u guys think and how do i think i could find out if he does like me or if he just sees me as a lil sister or sumthing?

thanx xxx
Reply 1
*EDIT* Lack of punctuation confused me.
well i'v read all of it, so i might as well post

i aint to good on this sorta thing, but you sound like a couple of my mates, (good mates and they flirt a lot), one fancied the other, but they didnt fancy them back. and he decided to tell her that he liked her, and there friendship hasn't been the same agen, and although they do flirt occasionlay most of the time they are falling out. so i would guess that he didnt like you and it would be best not to tell him

although i'm basing that on 2 mates, this could be different, hope that helps anyway
Reply 3
OK. That was quite some reading! My thoughts on this are that you seem to be the more vulnerable one in your friendship who could potentially get hurt. Just the way youve described some of his behaviour makes him appear as a bit of a player. You have a few options though:

1.) Tell him.
This could result in him saying he likes you, you like him, its all hokey pokey for a bit.
Alternatively he might say he just like syou as a friend, in which case you carry on being friends, or its awkward for a bit, but at least you tried.

2.) Dont tell him.
This will result in you stewing about it and possibly being hung up on it for quite some time. Then if one of your mates finds out it could spread around etc etc and the whole situation could get quite messy.
I dont know whether youre at school or college or uni or whatever with him, because if youl have to still see him whatever you decide to do, it could be awkward. But then awkwardness although not pleasant, not exactly life threatening.

So having thought it out, maybe you could subtley hint to him that you like him, or if he has a reputation as a player, run a mile in the other direction, and find a nicer guy.
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hey evry1, ok well theres this guy who iv been close friends with for the past couple of years, i really really like him and im not sure if he feels the same way. we flirt a lot and sometimes i feel like he crosses the boundaries of friendship (hes slept in my bed, tho he was drunk and kept trying to hug me and get me to lie next to him but i wasnt drunk so did all but hit him with a barge pole to get him away *god knows why*) i dont think he knows i like him but at the same time he cud know and just be playing with me because he used to fancy one of my friends and was really hung up on her for ages. hes over her now but i wonder whether i am just her replacement sometimes. maybe he just likes the attention?
he always talks to me on msn and sends me quite flirty txt msgs tellin me hes thinkin of me but because we already have such a flirtatious relationship theyre proabably just in jest. he always kisses me on the cheek when we go out and always asks me to go back to his and sleep in his bed. what does this mean or is this just friendship? he is quite an affectionate guy in general and does hug my other friends too but in my (prob biased!) perception it seems to be on a much higher level with me.

sorry for this post being so long but i dont know what to do and what this all means. please dont tell me to ask him because i really dont want it to ruin our friendship and only want to make a move if i definately know he likes me. what do u guys think and how do i think i could find out if he does like me or if he just sees me as a lil sister or sumthing?

thanx xxx

Push the flirting up another notch, and see how he responds. Say, if yure both out and a little tipsy, just "be with him" a bit more, more eye contact etc and try and drag him away (from the other friends youre with). if he follows you and responds etc then he likes you in that way i think.
Reply 5
I think him asking you to share a bed with him is a fairly good indicator that he likes you like 'that'. :wink:
Reply 6
hey thanks for all your replies..im really sorry about my poor grammar, i blame msn! we're both at uni but thankfully we are off for summer now for three months! im still unsure what to do, his actions do say that he likes me i guess but his past behaviour is not great. when he thought another girl in our group of friends fancied him..he ignored her for weeks and then pretended everything was 'normal' agen. hes done that quite a few times with girls and i will be heart broken if he does the same to me :frown: so i think it would be best for my heart if i stay shtum lol. (sorry im not making him sound great) but he is actually a very sweet guy and never overtly plays anyone...guess thats why he gets away with it so often!

Thanks for all ur help! x x x