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update - i had the convo with this boy
Hey! im the 20 year old female who previously sent in an ask and then a submission titled “am i overthinking? what should i tell him?” and tash answered about a week or two ago! I just wanted to give you an update on the situation and ask for a bit more advice.
So, i decided to ask him where he sees this going/ if we will be exclusive at school and despite all of the good signs, I didn’t get the answer i wanted :( this always happens when i bring up the convo so idk why i was surprised. anyway, he said hes not looking for anything serious (which im not either!) but he didnt really give me an answer about whether or not we will be exclusive. he said he has not been seeing anyone else or sleeping around and i was like ok me either and then he said that he still doesnt want to put a label on us or be tied down. then, he said he really likes me and can tell there are feelings on both parts, but he was like “i just get the sense that youre more into this than i am.” that really sucked to hear. like… im glad hes honest but first, how does he know that? second, hes probably right, but i cant help it im just always the friend/girlfriend who cares more.
anyway, he was gonna sleepover but he got kinda awkward after the convo. i was like soo did we even come to a consensus?? and then he was like “hey its okay we just got back to school. why dont we keep doing what we’re doing and see how it goes?” and im perfectly content with this casual fling, but im worried that he will ghost me after this talk/ what if he is just talking to me out of pity? we have a lot of mutual friends and everyone knows him as one of the sweetest guys ever, he just has minimalll experience with girls. i dont really know what im asking here haha, but i guess i just want to know how i should act now. clearly i need to take a little step back, but we both want to talk still so i want to make sure i’m being normal and stuff around him. i also have a date party coming up in about three weeks and i was going to ask him. i think i still will, but what is your take on this? like, i know we won’t be boyfriend and girlfriend but i think what we have is sorta cute and im scared i ruined it. ugh. thanks so much!! <3
noooo, I’m really sorry to hear that ):
we were right though! you and I were both correct in thinking that he had feelings for you, you weren’t totally misreading the situation or his actions. unfortunately though, not everyone who has feelings has the emotional capacity or maturity or time for a relationship.
I know you said that you would have been happy to keep things casual, that you didn’t want anything serious? but you seem pretty upset and hurt over this, you said yourself that you didn’t get the answer you wanted, I feel like you were maybeeee more invested and emotionally attached that you wanna admit ): I think he was able to know that you were more into it than him because you “wore your heart on your sleeve” so to speak -- when you’re an emotional person and someone who feels a lot, it’s natural to express that with words and actions and body language. he picked up on the vibes and energy, even if you were semi-consciously trying to hide it.
what to do now, how to act? taking a step back will help, definitely. it’ll give you some time to process all of this, to let yourself feel the hurt and then maybe anger and then to move through that. act normal and friendly around him but don’t force conversation too much, make a point of talking to other friends if he’s around as well. talk from time to time, if you do want to stay friends? but maybe keep it a little more light and surface level, not too many deep emotional conversations. as for asking him to be your date to a party? that’s a maybe, not too sure on that one. take it one day at a time, see how it all goes! if he does ghost you? it’s honestly his loss, he just wasn’t the right person.
I’m proud of you for having it out and talking to him about all of this! it’s a risk and it’s intimidating and nerve-wracking, but you did it despite all of that and in the long run it’ll 100% have been worth it. I don’t think you ruined things at all, I really really don’t. if he wasn’t going to commit now then he wasn’t going to be able to commit to a relationship in a few months time. it’s a case of right person wrong timing, I think? and it’s better to have an honest conversation now and know where you stand, rather than leaving it for months and getting more and more invested in things and being in constant turmoil and confusion. <33
- tash
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