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Question Posted Monday April 17 2006, 10:42 pm

So I am friends with mostly girls. One of my closest guy friends' name is Ethan. He has a girlfriend. I think that he likes me, though, because he flirts with me a LOT and knows me really well.

I always wait for him leaving school. Today it was me, my friend Kathryn, and Ethan. Ethan just stopped, playfully kicked my butt, and then kept walking. Also, we always get in trouble for talking.

Recently, I got contacts, and since for a field trip, I wasn't at school Friday when I wore them, I asked my friend Kody to tell Ethan that I was wearing contacts. Today, I brought it up and he was so excited for me. Also, I was looking for a certain shirt to show school spirit, and he reminded me to get it.

In like December, we, among other friends (a group of 20) went skating. He was holding my hand to not get off-balance, but even after he got on balance, he was still skating with me and grabbed onto me if he was about to fall.

We have a ton of inside jokes, and also, we sit together when we have to partner up in the class that I have with him.

Some of these are things that consider friendly, and some I consider flirting. Do you guys think that he likes me?

Thanks. Oh, and to avoid a low rating, please type correctly!! Thanks again.

Oh, and we're both 15.


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LiLReBeL6907 answered Tuesday April 18 2006, 2:01 pm:
I absolutely agree with the girl below me. If a guy acts flirty and touchy when he is not around his girlfriend, then how is he really trustworthy at all? I am a quite flirty person myself and guys I have dated are too, so it's mostly how he flirts that determines his character. Some guys don't intentionally flirt like they are actually into you, but some do. From the way you described him, I think he just thinks of you as a really close friend. Guys don't consider some things they do as flirting. Like when he grabbed onto you when he was falling over... I don't think he was honestly attempting to flirt with you. I think he lost his balance, and grabbed the closest thing he could. And when he kicked you in the butt... Guys that like you GRAB your butt, they don't KICK it. My brother does that. I have many guy friends, that I would never date or intentionally flirt with, and we will hug and get into funny conversations, sit together in class, and also have tons of inside jokes with, but that does not mean we are flirting and like eachother. He obviously just thinks of you as a friend. And you two seem to have a really good friendship. So why ruin it by putting weird notions in your head? When you have a guy friend that has a girlfriend, you should absolutely not try flirting with him. The minute you find out he has a girl, it should be a red flag in your mind to back off, and keep the things you guys do strictly to a limit of friends-only. He has a girlfriend. Enough said. If you care about your guy's friendship, then make it clear to him that you think of him as a friend. I honestly don't think he realizes he might be accidentally flirting with you. If you think he crosses the line, then kindly call him out on it. Just realize that if you were his girlfriend, you might not like some other girl flirting all over him either. I think you have a thing for him too, and you are hoping he has a thing for you. Everything you described that he did was nothing past friendly-flirting, not romantic, "I like you" flirting. So keep it friends. He has a girl. Enough said. Best of luck.
~Sherah

PS:) I'm sorry that I seem rude, but I'm just offering advice and sometimes I can be a bit blunt with it. I'm not trying to offend you. I was just trying to show you the other side of each incident in which you thought he was flirting with you. I understand that you were questionable about whether or not he was really flirting with you, so that is why I tried to explain what he might be thinking when he does these things. I didn't intend to offend you. If I did then I'm sorry. Best of luck again.

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TheTeenGirl answered Monday April 17 2006, 11:45 pm:
Well, I don't really have any reason to think that he doesn't like you more than a friend, but he has a girlfriend.

Plus, try to think about this: He has a girlfriend, and yet he's acting flirty around some other girl. Do you think that you'll be different? Well, probably not. I think that while he's with you, he'll act the same way toward another girl he's into.

I'm just warning you that you can tell a lot about a guy the way he acts around other girls while he's in a relationship. So, be careful when it comes to this guy.

-TheTeenGirl

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Itz_your_luckee_day answered Monday April 17 2006, 11:26 pm:
this is tough since i haven't actually SEEN how this guy acts. To avoid getting hurt i would go with he's just being friendly.. sorry

some guys are just so used to flirting it's like their personality, so don't take it the wrong way. of course if he doesn't act like this towards other girls he could have a thing for you. But since you're so close why don't you ask him?? i mean don't REALLY ask him but ask about his girlfriend and then maybe say something like "ryan..you have a girlfriend..." the next time he really flirts ya know? kinda accuse him or make him feel bad.. but still have a little smile on your face like **i wish you didn't have a girlfriend but oops you still do.. break up with her**.. kind of look haha

hmm what else.. again he could just get along better with girls and really find you as a great friend and fun person to be around. I really can't tell, sorry. but good luck!!

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