Does he like me?

28 yo F here; I started a FWB and it’s been hard since I just got out of a long term serious relationship. What makes it hard is that when together in-person, he gives me everything I was looking for from my ex. I just feel so wanted and “loved”. He makes me feel like the only girl in the world. We laugh a lot and everything feels so natural and easy. He calls me sweet nicknames and is the perfect gentleman whether or not we go out or stay in. He gives me butterflies and I just want to keep spending time with him and getting to know him. He texts me ‘good morning!’ every day but the rest of the text conversation is so stale. When he expresses the needs alone time, he still asks me about my day bc he says he’s interested. He doesn’t ask me questions about myself and he only wants to link up once a week. When I ask him on spontaneous hangouts he always says, “I would but ___”. He works night shift so I try to be understanding and accommodating but I feel confused. When I brought it up, he said he was into this and wanted to continue FWB. It seems like we want the same thing out of traditional dating but I guess he just doesn’t want those shared things with me. I fear that I’m catching feelings and he feels nothing. Or maybe he’s just emotionally unavailable. I feel like I’m in a very vulnerable place but I’m not ready to break things off bc he brings my life happiness.

Any advice or opinions are appreciated

Submitted March 25, 2023 at 02:15AM

28 yo F here; I started a FWB and it’s been hard since I just got out of a long term serious relationship. What makes it hard is that when together in-person, he gives me everything I was looking for from my ex. I just feel so wanted and “loved”. He makes me feel like the only girl in the world. We laugh a lot and everything feels so natural and easy. He calls me sweet nicknames and is the perfect gentleman whether or not we go out or stay in. He gives me butterflies and I just want to keep spending time with him and getting to know him. He texts me ‘good morning!’ every day but the rest of the text conversation is so stale. When he expresses the needs alone time, he still asks me about my day bc he says he’s interested. He doesn’t ask me questions about myself and he only wants to link up once a week. When I ask him on spontaneous hangouts he always says, “I would but ___”. He works night shift so I try to be understanding and accommodating but I feel confused. When I brought it up, he said he was into this and wanted to continue FWB. It seems like we want the same thing out of traditional dating but I guess he just doesn’t want those shared things with me. I fear that I’m catching feelings and he feels nothing. Or maybe he’s just emotionally unavailable. I feel like I’m in a very vulnerable place but I’m not ready to break things off bc he brings my life happiness.Any advice or opinions are appreciated