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SHOULD I CALL HIM? is he playing games

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Okay so I'm just a little confused. I met his guy about 6 weeks ago at a party. We got along great and he seemed really interested. He asked for my number and called the next day. He then took me out to the movies and we seemed to have a good time. After that he called or made contact with me almost everyday after that. He told me that I was always welcome to come hang out with him at his place at any time. He would always compliment me and truely is a great guy and a great catch! Then he didnt call for a few days which was fine so I call him one night and asked if he wanted to hang out. He told me not really that night that he was tired. I took that as he just wasnt interested anymore so I texted him the next night and told him hey it doesnt rly seem like you are interested in hanging out anymore so ill just ttyl. He texted me back the next morning and said that wasnt it at all, that he did still want to hang out. So we did. I thought that we were back on track. He invited me to go away with him but I couldn't bc I was working. Then again something happened though in the past week. He doesn't really call as much. I'm not really sure if he is still interested. So again I called him. Sometimes I feel that I give off the wrong impression by not coming off as interested when I am so i was attempting to change that by putting in some effort. I asked him if he wanted to hang out this week and he said yeah. we were suppose to get coffee one day but i couldnt bc i had class. he told me that he could probably do something on thurs. it wasnt a definite plan or anything but when thurs came around i called him and he didnt call me back but instead texted me an hour lated saying hey. i said hey back and tried calling him again. he didnt answer or call back and i still have not heard from him. idk if i am just being too available or something. im not rly use to putting myself out there bc im so afraid of getting hurt. please help i really need some advice. am i just thinking too much? i really just dont want to put up with the BS. its like if you want to be my friend and hang out cool but you have to communicate with me! WHAT SHOULD I DO?
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It is possible that he's interested but just really busy with his job or something but if you're interested and want to continue hanging out with him, why not call him?

Here are some links you may find interesting or helpful:

Should I call him back right away--or wait?

Show You're Interested—Without Appearing Desperate

Why would he ask me out, then disappear?


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hey this sounds like the kind of thing many of my relationships go through, the weird beginning stage ... u just don't know what he's doing.  best thing to do is find other men to date simultaneously while he's playing his little games.

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This is just my opinion, but he sounds like he is only semi interested. In my experience, a guy that is interested makes the effort to call you and see you. He makes definite plans because he doesn't want to run the risk that some other guy is going to take your available time. I've never had to call a guy that was interested in me at the beginning of a relationship. He calls me, I go out when I'm available (and I tell him when that will be, not leaving him guessing or anything) and I make plans in advance.

It sounds like a game on my part, and I guess it kind of is, but it works. If a guy called me for last minute plans I would not accept, usually because I already had something planned anyway (even if it's a plan I made with myself).

I think that texting him and saying "you don't seem interested anymore to I'll just ttyl" comes across as immature and passive aggressive. That would definitely put me off if I received a message like that. If you want to call him, then call him and be confident about that decision. Don't try to convince him to call you; he will if he wants to.

I know the book has become a modern cliche, but I recommend reading He's Just Not That Into You. The book truly has been on the mark in my dating experience, which has been more extensive than average.

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"so I texted him the next night and told him hey it doesnt rly seem like you are interested in hanging out anymore so ill just ttyl."

This was your mistake. It sounds desperate and like you're pushing him to do more than he was. If I were you I'd just let it go. If he wants to be with you then he will make the effort to re-start things but if you push from here it will just seem more desperate.

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