"You know I love you, right?"

That’s what he said to me yesterday.

Last weekend I was experiencing a warm n fuzzy, and as I hugged him good-bye I said ” I love you” his body language answered me back- he got awkward. I already knew this might be the response. Instead of expecting him to say it back I said “I felt like saying it, and I will say it whenever I want. (He calls me the bratty Italian -we have this open “matter-of-fact” dynamic) he got this goofy grin and kissed me ever so tenderly and left. I did have a moment of doubt after but all I could do was own it at this point.

Back to yesterday we were talking about relationships and how all of his 40 something married guy friends call him to complain about there wives and how they are miserable but he sees that they just don’t talk openly to eachother which brought up how he was happy I said “I love you” he said it made him cry ( but that it did catch him off guard and for him it was an awkward moment because …”you know I love you, right” … Which his actions always betray his tough exterior and I kept the convo going normally…

After 11 months FWB he started telling me to bring clothes over to keep at his place. I said no (finally after the 4th time he mentioned) because we aren’t in a “relationship” and that’s a step people take who are in a relationship. I told him that was a boundary I didn’t want to cross. He acknowledged but I think he expected me to “jump” at the opportunity (??)

I’m having fun and we hang out almost every weekend and at least once during the week. In fact he just called to let me know hes on his way over. We both love eachother a company.

I’m not setting expectations but it seems like thing are slowly changing? Maybe we are both just delusional? Opinions? :-)