I need basic advice

If you had to explain average dating to someone who doesn't know how to navigate...

Tl;dr Ive (23f)been in one relationship. 3 years. Just ended. I never did much dating and my last was like...casual until it was serious. I'm trying to "see" this guy(28m) that I've really only slept with but he seems like he's perceptive to the idea of possibly more than that. Yes, i could do exactly what i did last time but wondering how someone else would pursue a person they've already established a sexual relationship with. Is there an old fashioned way? What kind of thing might someone do to try and go for something more without making things awkward?

Of course, no, i dont want to ask him outright....thats too...logical a solution lol what can i do to nudge him in that direction? Ive brought him over to meet my friends and that went well. Ive met his. But i still cant muster up the courage to even kiss or hug him when i say hello/goodbye lol...those things seem like...romantic things? I'm worried he could reject it tbh

I mean, he's slept over at my house. Ive almost slept over at his (both times he seemed ok, but i assumed it was just a hookup and he'd want me out, so i left on my own). He played guitar for me for like a half hour. He asked if he was "nerdy" enough for me. I wanna think hes into it but the fact that we hang out at night everytime so far just to have sex and haven't done anything else together seems like he likes having a female friend he can sleep with. When i can i want to ask him to do something during the actual day with me. What else can i do? I wish there was something that would present the opportunity to show whether or not hes down for the romantic stuff without him thinking I'm paying attention lol then, if he isn't, we can just go on as friends as if no one worried about a thing lol but that would be too easy huh

Submitted August 10, 2019 at 11:17PM

If you had to explain average dating to someone who doesn't know how to navigate...Tl;dr Ive (23f)been in one relationship. 3 years. Just ended. I never did much dating and my last was like...casual until it was serious. I'm trying to "see" this guy(28m) that I've really only slept with but he seems like he's perceptive to the idea of possibly more than that. Yes, i could do exactly what i did last time but wondering how someone else would pursue a person they've already established a sexual relationship with. Is there an old fashioned way? What kind of thing might someone do to try and go for something more without making things awkward?Of course, no, i dont want to ask him outright....thats too...logical a solution lol what can i do to nudge him in that direction? Ive brought him over to meet my friends and that went well. Ive met his. But i still cant muster up the courage to even kiss or hug him when i say hello/goodbye lol...those things seem like...romantic things? I'm worried he could reject it tbhI mean, he's slept over at my house. Ive almost slept over at his (both times he seemed ok, but i assumed it was just a hookup and he'd want me out, so i left on my own). He played guitar for me for like a half hour. He asked if he was "nerdy" enough for me. I wanna think hes into it but the fact that we hang out at night everytime so far just to have sex and haven't done anything else together seems like he likes having a female friend he can sleep with. When i can i want to ask him to do something during the actual day with me. What else can i do? I wish there was something that would present the opportunity to show whether or not hes down for the romantic stuff without him thinking I'm paying attention lol then, if he isn't, we can just go on as friends as if no one worried about a thing lol but that would be too easy huh