Does He Love Me....

Dear Maggie,
I have a guy friend, but I'm not sure if he likes me?My friends say he likes me because he is quite flirty with me, like putting his arm around me and holding hands, but I don't think he's serious. Since we have the same last name we kinda joke that we're brother and sister, so one day he started poking me (in a joking way) and saying this is for being sister, this is for being my biological sister. So I don't really think he likes me. One time my other guy friend who sits with him at lunch was showing me some pictures, then he (the one I'm not sure of) was like oh good you didn't get the picture of me and this other girl hugging, since I saw a picture of him with his arm around this other girl or something like that. So um... yeah, I think he's just joking with me but my friends think he's serious. Oh, and I know the other girl was his ex or something like that, but he told me he broke up with her before so yeah.


I’m guessing you’re under the age of 20…please email me back if I’m wrong on that one. If that is true, then your friends are probably right, he probably does like you. How do I know? Guys are not really good with saying how they feel at any age but certainly not at that age. So they will find ways to touch and flirt with you that don’t really put them out on a limb to be rejected.
I’m a direct kinda gal and I would be inclined to simply say, “Hey, you know, I usually only let guys hold my hands if they plan to be more than friends” and give him a big smile. I think he might joke back but he’ll make his feelings known soon after if he’s serious.

Wish you the Best-
Maggie