Can someone help me read if it’s Romantic or Platonic

I hope y’all are well,

Tl;dr at end. Just want to present all the facts

Sorry to bother you all but I was hoping someone/some people could give me insight if I’m reading too much into this, as I really like this gal but I’m afraid she may not see me in that light. I don’t want to risk a budding friendship with her if she doesn’t feel that way. Any insight would be appreciated as I have lots of trouble understanding people and often can’t tell if someone wants to be around me or is just tolerating me. Sorry it this rambles on, I just want to provide enough details.

Background:

Long Version: This woman and I started working together about a year ago. She’s 30 and I’m 25 (4 1/2yr age gap if it makes a difference). We work different shifts and different fields, but out of the same building. My job deals with logisitcs and the building, so whenever she’s needed something she would send me a request and I would get the items.

One day when I was talking to a mutual coworker about how I have no life (jokingly) she joined in and told me to “get a life”. This caught my attention. She also did a few things like correct someone on my name (I don’t care for the shortened version of my name but was gonna let it slide) and fixed my collar one day while I was running about.

After fulfilling one request she called me her “hero”. Now I’ve had a few people say that but I responded back with something like “no you’re the true hero”. This started a back and forth where we would call each other things like “hero”, “Wonder Woman”, “Superman”, “Knight in Shining Armor”, etc. and doing things like leave notes for each other, I put a Wonder Woman sticker on her work mailbox, etc.

One time she told me, in a joking manner, to F*** Off when I said something about protecting the area we are. Later she messed with me while I was working with IT on a computer by play mocking me (I then told her to get the F*** Outta here). I don’t know why but that those particular interactions made me really attracted to her in a manner more than friends.

I ended up getting her a joke award and presented it to her in my office (as to not embarrass her in front of people). I then gave her my personal cell in case she needed anything. Since then we’ve been texting every day, a mix of things from Scooby Doo to heart to heart conversations. For example my self doubts about peoples perception of me.

We talked about the new Jurassic World I asked if she and her son (4) had been to a Museum nearby. She said she hadn’t and wouldn’t drive into that city (metropolitan traffic). I offered to drive and we made plans to go to the Museum. It happened and it went great in my opinion.

We talked on the drive up a bit about our histories and over dinner various interests like music, hobbies, etc. At the Museum we were both focused on her son to make sure he didn’t get lost/taken. I found out we have a lot of similarities.

Afterwards we went back to the parking lot at work to grab her car. What ensued was a game of who keeps the $20. She tried to give me $20 for parking, gas, etc. which I refused at first. This led to her throwing it through my window and running, which I got out and threw back through her window. We were both laughing during this. We did that for a bit before I conceded defeat.

She’s thanked me for helping her watch him and said they had a great time over text. She apologized as well that she didn’t thank me for helping her with her kid and how she’s used to it being just the two of them (I of course told her that there was nothing to apologize for and that he was awesome).

We’re now making plans to go to a waterpark/pool in a few weeks since I’m going out of town soon. I’m hoping we can do more things more frequently

I just wanted to know if I’m reading too much into it and this is platonic or if she is showing romantic interest. I don’t think she hangs out with many people outside of work besides with her son. I appreciate her as a friend, but would like more if possible, though at the same time I don’t want to make it awkward.

Tl;dr: Coworkers for a year, playful back and forth for like last 3/4 months (leaving notes, stickers, nicknames, etc.), started texting everyday three weeks ago, took her and her son to Museum and dinner, now planning to go to water park together in July.

Is it Platonic or possibly Romantic?

Thanks y’all. I appreciate any insight. I just don’t want to screw things up

Submitted June 23, 2022 at 12:15AM

I hope y’all are well,Tl;dr at end. Just want to present all the factsSorry to bother you all but I was hoping someone/some people could give me insight if I’m reading too much into this, as I really like this gal but I’m afraid she may not see me in that light. I don’t want to risk a budding friendship with her if she doesn’t feel that way. Any insight would be appreciated as I have lots of trouble understanding people and often can’t tell if someone wants to be around me or is just tolerating me. Sorry it this rambles on, I just want to provide enough details.Background:Long Version: This woman and I started working together about a year ago. She’s 30 and I’m 25 (4 1/2yr age gap if it makes a difference). We work different shifts and different fields, but out of the same building. My job deals with logisitcs and the building, so whenever she’s needed something she would send me a request and I would get the items.One day when I was talking to a mutual coworker about how I have no life (jokingly) she joined in and told me to “get a life”. This caught my attention. She also did a few things like correct someone on my name (I don’t care for the shortened version of my name but was gonna let it slide) and fixed my collar one day while I was running about.After fulfilling one request she called me her “hero”. Now I’ve had a few people say that but I responded back with something like “no you’re the true hero”. This started a back and forth where we would call each other things like “hero”, “Wonder Woman”, “Superman”, “Knight in Shining Armor”, etc. and doing things like leave notes for each other, I put a Wonder Woman sticker on her work mailbox, etc.One time she told me, in a joking manner, to F*** Off when I said something about protecting the area we are. Later she messed with me while I was working with IT on a computer by play mocking me (I then told her to get the F*** Outta here). I don’t know why but that those particular interactions made me really attracted to her in a manner more than friends.I ended up getting her a joke award and presented it to her in my office (as to not embarrass her in front of people). I then gave her my personal cell in case she needed anything. Since then we’ve been texting every day, a mix of things from Scooby Doo to heart to heart conversations. For example my self doubts about peoples perception of me.We talked about the new Jurassic World I asked if she and her son (4) had been to a Museum nearby. She said she hadn’t and wouldn’t drive into that city (metropolitan traffic). I offered to drive and we made plans to go to the Museum. It happened and it went great in my opinion.We talked on the drive up a bit about our histories and over dinner various interests like music, hobbies, etc. At the Museum we were both focused on her son to make sure he didn’t get lost/taken. I found out we have a lot of similarities.Afterwards we went back to the parking lot at work to grab her car. What ensued was a game of who keeps the $20. She tried to give me $20 for parking, gas, etc. which I refused at first. This led to her throwing it through my window and running, which I got out and threw back through her window. We were both laughing during this. We did that for a bit before I conceded defeat.She’s thanked me for helping her watch him and said they had a great time over text. She apologized as well that she didn’t thank me for helping her with her kid and how she’s used to it being just the two of them (I of course told her that there was nothing to apologize for and that he was awesome).We’re now making plans to go to a waterpark/pool in a few weeks since I’m going out of town soon. I’m hoping we can do more things more frequentlyI just wanted to know if I’m reading too much into it and this is platonic or if she is showing romantic interest. I don’t think she hangs out with many people outside of work besides with her son. I appreciate her as a friend, but would like more if possible, though at the same time I don’t want to make it awkward.Tl;dr: Coworkers for a year, playful back and forth for like last 3/4 months (leaving notes, stickers, nicknames, etc.), started texting everyday three weeks ago, took her and her son to Museum and dinner, now planning to go to water park together in July.Is it Platonic or possibly Romantic?Thanks y’all. I appreciate any insight. I just don’t want to screw things up