He Isn't Interested, Right? I Hate Mixed Signals!

United States
October 4, 2013 8:16am CST
Here we go again. Another guy, I can't figure out. I don't understand why things have to be so complicated when it comes to finding that someone special. I just can't figure out if a man I go to church with is interested in me or not. Sometimes I feel like he gives off the signals that he does and other times, well, he leaves me baffled. Here is a short summary. I met him a little over a year at church. I started attending the church that he had already been going to. He was actually one of the first people to greet me when I arrived that day. He has always been really nice and to be honest, I really liked him whenever I first started to church there and still do. Anyway, in the past few months, he has seemed to get a little more involved around me. When I am talking to some people, he seems to hang around, even though he isn't involved in the conversation. He has taken a huge interest in my 6 year old son. He talks to him, thumb wrestles, gives him piggy back rides, and even drew him a "Minion" from the Despicable Me movies for him and named it after him. I really thought that maybe he was trying to get to me through my son, but on the other hand, maybe he just likes kids. As much as I have prayed about it and thought things might be going somewhere, I've gotten really confused again. I decided to kinda break the ice in a different way, maybe a more comfortable way, but he didn't jump on it. I decided to message him on facebook, even though he rarely gets on facebook. He rarely ever posts anything on there. Well, he has been out of town working so he wasn't able to be at church on Sunday. I sent him a message, not knowing if he would ever get on there to even read it, but it said, "Not sure if you ever get on here, but just wanted you to know that we missed you at church on Sunday. Especially your little thumb wrestling buddy! LOL I appreciate you and your parent's patience with him. He can be a handful!" I thought this would maybe get us talking outside of church and maybe get things going somewhere. My ipad shows that he read the message the next night, so I know he seen it, but he didn't respond to the message. However, he has updated his status on the day he read the message and the next day after that. He never updates his status, so I found it a little weird too. I guess I'm just to the point where I just wanna say, "Dude, if you are interested then make a move, do something, say something, anything!" I'm just getting so tired of the guessing game and I really want to find someone to spend time with. So, what is your opinion. Is him not responding to my message a sign of him trying to tell me that he isn't interested or what?
1 response
@jbrooks0127 (2324)
• United States
17 Jan 14
In general it would be difficult for anyone here to give you a good answer because we do not know him but I will respond by saying this. There are a few reasons why he may not have responded. One is that he may not know how to respond. You say he is seldom on facebook and so may find it difficult to put into words what he really wants to say. Another factor would be that he may see that you are getting serious and his past experience may tell him to slow it down. Regardless of what his reason may be if he really had an interest in you I think he would have jumped on it. But, at the same time, there may be reasons why he is not wanting to do that. You are at a point where you have little to lose by being upfront with him. Next time you see him simply ask him if he saw your message. His response may tell you all you need to know. Another thing to consider. Is he involved with anyone else? If you do not know perhaps you need to find out. Sorry...not much help I know.
• United States
14 Dec 15
Just like you sent out a little feeler on Facebook to let him know that you were thinking of him he would have let you know that he was interested in you. People go after the things that they want . The fact that he is nice and is good with your son doesn't mean a whole lot...you have probably described the majority of the church membership. Even in the world of the incredibly shy a whole year is a really long time. He should have made a move by now. You may want to keep praying for God to send the right one in your path. In the meantime keep being an awesome mom. I PROMISE you that God has a man ready for you.