im always talking to this other guy in gym just as friends and this other guy always comes up to us and just stands. but hes kinda awkward and stiff & i hate that. but after winter break i came back in sweats and a sweatshirt & barley any makeup & my hair was in a bun & he came up to me & he's like "melissa you look beautiful" & i'm like "thank you" & hes like "well you look beautiful like always" & im like "thanks haha" & he just walked away. he talks to this one girl whose my friend & i told her what happened and shes like yeah hes a really nice guy. & she told me he had a gf but they broke up. but he told me about me being beautiful after they broke up. do you think he's just being nice or what? i mean i think hes cute but he acts stiff (idk how to explain it) & he hangs out with weird people.
solidadvice4teens answered Thursday January 17 2013, 12:29 am: Weird people? What do you mean? Maybe they are different from you or your friends and NOT deserving of the "weird label" others have branded them with.
Maybe if you talked to his friends and got to know them and draw your own conclusions you would see they're pretty cool.
They may really like you and be good friends. Give them a chance. And even if you didn't like them it's not a knock against him.
If you like this guy and he's complemented you it's a good sign that he at least wants a friend. Guys however, are like girls we don't go around calling someone beautiful if we don't really mean it to get her full attention.
He probably does indeed like you but is extremely shy and scared. He's an introvert so appearing awkward around you goes part and parcel of being scared of rejection etc.
What to do? Try setting up a party, go bowling, to the movies or whatever and see if he will come when invited and spend time getting to know him. If he doesn't want to come than you know without telling him your feelings that he isn't in to you.
While at this party or group event get him alone and say "You know I really appreciated you calling me beautiful the other day. Nobody has done that before. It was really sweet. I know you went through a breakup and didn't know how to interpret the comment or other signals. Are you interested in being friends or something more?
That's perfectly okay to ask of him so you at least know. If you both dig each other it will kick-start the dating process. It's a good thing either way and sometimes a girl has to grab the bull by the horns with a shy guy and just ask him what he really wants here or vice-versa for guys with a shy girl. Let me know how it works out.
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