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A guy (22M) thinks I (18F) have a crush on him, but I’ve never even interacted with him, and it’s starting to feel uncomfortable.

I’ve only seen him twice. He’s my best friend’s cousin, and I followed him on Instagram because my friend suggested it.

After that, he asked my best friend if I like him. He also likes my Instagram stories and replies to my best friend’s stories when I’m in them, sometimes calling me “pretty” or “cute” there instead of messaging me directly.

He even approached my elder brother at the gym asking “aren’t you her brother?” and started talking to him.

And recently, he came to my house.

I’ve never had a proper conversation with him, and I don’t feel that way at all. This is starting to feel like too much, but I also don’t want to be rude or create drama since he’s connected to people I know.

Is this normal behavior, or is this crossing boundaries? What’s the best way to handle this without things getting awkward?

I’m kinda confused and don’t want to overthink this.

My best friend has a brother who is about 3–4 years older than me. He saw me once on a bus around 1.5 years ago—there were a lot of girls there, but he apparently noticed me.

Recently (like in the past few weeks/months), he has asked my best friend about me multiple times. It wasn’t just once—he’s brought me up more than a few times. He said I’m cute and really pretty, and he also asked if I have a boyfriend and why I don’t have one.

Another thing is, whenever my best friend posts me on her Instagram story, he replies to her (not me) saying things like “she’s so cute” or “she’s really pretty.” This has happened more than once too.

He’s generally a talkative person with others, which is why this is confusing. But when it comes to me, we’ve never actually had a proper interaction. I don’t go out much, so we haven’t really had a situation where we could talk, and he has never tried to message me directly.

He’s also now my brother’s gym partner, so we’re kind of in the same circle, but still no direct interaction.

I’m also a pretty quiet person, so I don’t know if that’s affecting anything.

I can’t tell if ,he’s actually interested but just shy or unsure how to approach me or if he just finds me attractive and it doesn’t really mean anything

I don’t want to assume and make things awkward since he’s my best friend’s brother.

What do you guys think?