I cant tell if he likes me or im Imaging itt

okay can someone help me. I cant tell if this person like me or not. we are in a college class ( im. a non traditional student tho so im kinda older than other student but not massively I also dont think they can tell)

and I was put in a group w someone in a class.i noticed him looking at me before for prolonged period bu ti want sure. bc I know im likely older than him I just avoided anything or came across as cold

when we got put in a group I was super nervous. he also asked if he could be in someone else’s group when our prof was deciding so I felt kinda rejected. but then we walked out together talking and he seemed friendly enough.

as time went we another person in our group so dynamics changed since before that we never met to talk about our project & we just decided stuff in text. the new person wanted to do a zoom call. then he kinda was taking control & making my crush do more work, it created some tensions where I pressed everyone to do work and felt little ghosted

I. asked him at one point when our other group member was unresponsive if he wanted to work on the group project together and no worries if not, and he saidyeah. hes absent a lot from class, so. ik it didnt have to do with me but thatt same day he wasnt in class, but he still agreed to meet and offered to skip his last class so we could meet without me waiting around all day. in the end I said nvm cuz I felt like iw as forcing him bc he kept saying “if you want to, idc when we do it”

then a couple days later I asked if he wanted to talk about the project and he said the next day. we never did and the project was due soon sos I started getting angry and threatening to ttetl the prof if they didnt do work or respond. thats was a whole thing. he finally did his part of the project and asked for feedback that I gave him saying he missed something we could have known how tto do if he was more responsive. and he spent a long time fixing it. ike the edits showed he sspent hours his part ofhe project came out way better than thought and he apologized for bad comuncation when he was done.

on the day of our project he made zero eye contact with me. I sat next to the other group memebrbc he was sitting where I usually sit, and my crush sat behind us, idk if he feel excluded. anwyayduring the presentation I noticed him watching me,. but he never made eye contact with me this whole time, and seems like he was avoiding me.

I was hoping he’d line up to leave class at the same time with me but he walked out early, walked by us and said good job ( but still not making eye contact with me) and walked out. I felt kinda bad. not that we even talked much in classs. near each other, etc. we only walked out of class together a couple times but it seemed like he’d often try to walk out at the same time as me, I would get nervous and go in another direction.

am I imaging this or is there any chance he could have liked me? I felt really bad when he wouldnt even look at me today. I was wearing a huge sweatttshir that was clearly a mens one but it’s mine. idk if he saw thought and thought something or if he genuinely Wass not interested in me att all. Weve had times in class where we smiled at each other or I noticedhim looking at me . When we did have a zoom call with our group, I had wifi problems and he wakled away when I wasnt on screen. Then he also made a jokewith me/laughed.

pls help!! we only have 2 classes lefT (he might not show up) plus the final. am I imaging this? imhonestly like longing for him, not im a relationship way since im older, but. more attractive wise or maybe friend wise. I dont crush on ppl often o I guess thats why Im feeling liek this.

This is a tricky business and we’re all strangers. But I’m a mom and grandmother so I’ll give it my best shot:

  1. He may Like you or he may have possibly Liked you previously, but
  2. He’s mad about the academic conflict now, but
  3. You’ll only know about #1 and/or resolve #2 if you have a conversation with him.

I recommend that you directly talk to him - go up to him and say, “Hey, do you have a minute?” If he doesn’t want to engage, that’s his right of course, but probably he’ll say “Ok.” Then you can say, “I thought maybe we were becoming friends but that assignment got between us. How are you feeling about it?” and take it from there. If he seems friendly, you can even say, “Do you think you might like to go for a date with me sometime?” which seems super scary but really, what’s the worst that happens? He says no and you’ll meet someone else. Good luck.

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So you think he’s def mad ?

I really Thought it was weird how he made 0 eye contact and made a point to ignore me. Like it wasn’t just like neural it felt like on purpose avoiding me​:sob:

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Lots of kids your age are socially awkward and also boys do look down and away even if they are interested. Probably more so.

Some of your described actions seem slightly aggressive to me. Yes everyone needs to pull their weight but telling on them prior to the final project? I get what you are saying but yes, not everyone fulfills their responsibilities on group projects.

Anyway, food is the great equalizer. I believe college campuses still have chips, fries and pizza, right? Have some chips with you and if the situation arises, share them. Also and it’s easier to do with a group of people, maybe you can get people together to go out for pizza. If working on something just also ask, hi, I am going to go get something light to eat would you like to join me. This last one is tough because he could have a commitment. Not all boy’s are going to think the next step ahead and say “but let’s connect later or this day “.

Then there is the direct approach. Just ask him. “Hi Bob, please don’t take this the wrong way but I would like to know if you would like to go do something one night like pizza or a movie? It’s pretty much a yes or no response. If it’s no without explanation then you could just be honest or just drop it or……” here’s my number. If you would like to be friends “. Or something like that.

This is coming from a person that “used “to be that age. Lol. I had several girl’s in high school around prom ask me why I never asked them out. We were friend’s. I was a very shy guy. They never let me know. I had another girl friend but they said they tried to let me know but I was just too blind to see. I said to them “You should of just told me “:light_bulb:

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Just ask him if he would like to go for coffee with you & assume that it will just be as friends.

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