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Hey guys!
Can I get your feedback on this situation? I’ve been a little confused by it.
I met a guy at a professional event. He would stare at me a lot. I started staring back haha. Sometimes I caught him staring at me from across the room while talking to others 👀
He seemed like one of those shy ITs. One time he walked up to me and stood with his hands on his hips, just staring at me for a while. He fidgeted and then said, “So…we’re almost done.” I said, “yeah.” And then he looked frustrated and walked off. I was so confused 😅
The final time I saw him, I umm walked up to him, smiled, and gave him a sticky with my number and said “keep in touch”! 😳
So…it’s weird because he was in the Navy and shortly after that, he went on deployment. I’ve heard that calls from deployment can come back as “unknown” and since then i’ve gotten a handful of these unknown calls. 👀 So…not sure if they were from him or not.
Do you think there’s a chance he might hit me up when he gets back from deployment? I’m confused and not sure if I should just move on at this point though. 😔
Ewahe might he might not, go date other people if he has not been in touch then why wait for a man?
ErinAs Elvira said, he might, he might not. You don’t have to wait for him though, just keep doing your thing and seeing other guys, if he comes through, good for ya, if be doesn’t, good for ya again.
Good luck!
Liz LemonThere’s nothing to wait for. You don’t even know if the calls are from him! I get plenty of “unknown” spam calls.
Just date other guys and don’t worry about him. You don’t know him, he’s a stranger. If he calls you up one day and wants to take you out, great. If he doesn’t, it’s fine. Either way there’s nothing to wait for in this case, so keep dating and doing your thing.
Liz LemonForgot to add– you don’t even know if he’s single. He may have been looking at you and thought you were cute, but he could have a girlfriend for all you know. Or a wife!
NimaHe told me he was single. I’m pretty sure he was. Could tell by his mannerisms haha.
It’s just weird how the calls started right after that and one even came in on a Saturday. I’ve never really gotten calls like that before.
But yes, I will move forward with my life. Thank you 🙏
Liz LemonWell if it is him calling, and he’s too skittish to leave you a voicemail– is that a guy you even want to date? :-)
NimaI’ll admit, I really like shy guys 😣 But, I also acknowledge that me reaching out more on social media at this point would be pointless. I gave him my number because I wanted to see if he would take the masculine role, reach out and then we could see where things go.
I don’t know why no voicemails have been left. There was one the first time, it was short, but I have heard that deployments are pretty stressful as they’re getting evaluated/qualified, studying, etc.
I still take your point about moving forward with my life and if he happens to get in touch again, I’ll see. It’s just a little hard because I put myself out there and I was scared out of my mind 😭
Liz LemonSorry, I’m totally confused. You have his social media info? And he DID leave a voicemail? You said “There was one the first time, it was short”. What did he say?
I agree if he’s on deployment he’s focused on other things and is undoubtedly under a lot of stress. But if he left you a voicemail, you should follow up. Maybe just follow/friend him on social media and then sit back until he’s in a better place to date? (This is assuming he DID leave you a vm).
NimaThanks for your insight! 😊
Yes, there was a call about two days after I gave the number. I’ve been around Navy environments before and it did sound like a ship environment in the background. But other than that, nothing conclusive was said 😕
I’m just a little confused that it seems like the guy liked me and he was single, seemed like he probably wanted to hang out when he awkwardly came up to me, and we had some nice chats too. My gut tells me he was the Unknown Caller making all those calls as well.
So, do guys just forget about things quickly? I’m just confused because I don’t have much experience dating and I do have some trouble conveying my interest clearly, but I genuinely felt like this was a sincere connection.
Does it seem unlikely that he’ll contact when he gets back from deployment? It’s just so weird 😔
LisaI’m sorry, I don’t think this guy is interested. Why would he call you and not leave voicemails? And you’re not sure the first voicemail was him? Most guys these days text anyway, particularly shy guys. I think you just like him so you want him to be interested, but there’s no indication at all that he is. He never even asked for your number.
NimaThank you! Well, I think he was interested. There were more signals but i’m just too tired to go through them. Clearly I wasn’t a priority though.
Thanks for your feedback 🙏
ErinJust do your thing girl and forget about him, at least for now. If he wants to come through he will. You’ll drive yourself crazy analyzing everything to death an getting disappointed when nothing happens.
Liz LemonOkay so….the guy did not leave a message. You don’t even know it was him. I know you WANT it to be him, but you don’t know for sure. Background noise before someone hangs up is not a voicemail message. If a guy doesn’t say “Hi, this is *name*, blah blah blah”– he has not left you a message. (If you get more “unknown” calls, just pick up and see who it is! I would, at this point).
You mentioned you’re not experienced with dating. The thing is, a guy can be attracted to you and still not make a move, for all kinds of reasons. No one here is contradicting that he was attracted to you. You said the signs were there- okay, fine. The important thing is, he’s not making a move. Don’t stress or overanalyze why not. It doesn’t mean he didn’t find you attractive.
You will waste a lot of energy and anxiety in these situations unless you take a more relaxed attitude. The guy hasn’t called (not in a definitive way), and he may or may not call. In the meantime just keep living your life and don’t worry about it.
Liz LemonLisa had a good point about texting too— everyone texts nowadays. If he was truly shy about calling, but still wanted to reach out, he could just shoot off a text to say hello.
EwaI don’t know where you live US or Europe, but in the UK navy most guys when on deployment don’t have their phones on them, because they simply don’t get signal /reception . They only message when on dry land, but US maybe different I don’t know.
also I know being in the army/navy is big in America but in Europe they have a really bad reputation, you simply don’t date army/navy guys because they are not very loyal people.TallspicyYou know he liked you? How?
Proof men like you: introduce themselves, ask for your number, call you, ask you out, ask you to be exclusive, ask you to marry them. Even shy men do these things.
Not proof: they look at you, stand near you, act shy around you, seem interested… but take not even one step to do anything to move it along.
NimaThanks for all your feedback guys! I’m definitely not waiting around for this guy. Just was wondering what was up. Gonna move forward with my life and achieve some of my goals.
Thanks 🙌
NimaHey Ewa, thanks! ☺️ I work around Navy guys. Some are good people, some aren’t. Just like with any other profession. 🙌
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