For context I am pretty shy and socially inept meaning I don’t have much experience with guys given that I grew up in an all-girl environment - I’m really sorry if this is a silly question and very dense of me to ask.
I met a guy at college and we’ve talked A LOT since then (a couple of times a day over text) and we’ve met outside of college quite a lot of times. I really like him as a friend but I’m unsure if I like him in a crush-sense.
I don’t get flustered or nervous around him but I notice that I’m really happy whenever I’m around him and I smile a lot when we text - I also think about him a lot, but I’m not sure if that’s just cause he’s the first proper friend I’ve had of the opposite gender, or if I just really want a relationship and am projecting those thoughts onto him.
However, I’m scared that I’m reading my feelings wrong and messing up by possibly making advances, given that he’s a generally avoidant and shy person too and I know that if anything goes wrong, that he will avoid me forever.
Thank you!