Nelohoff
June 23rd, 2014, 05:51 PM
Background information: I am a 19-year-old female and the guy is also 19. We go to the same school and we've known for around two years. We've always got along well, but we didn't become that close until maybe two months ago.
One day we were chatting about this and that and ended up talking about motorbikes. He has a bike of his own, and I personally have an interest in them although I don't have a license or a bike. The next day (since we're on holiday we haven't met face to face in a week or so) he all of a sudden sent me a message on Facebook saying something along these lines, "If you want, I can take you for a ride as you told me yesterday that you're interested in motorbikes. :)"
What should I make out of this message? Could this guy have feelings towards me? In general he's quite shy around people, an introvert just like me, but he's a real gentleman and very sweet and nice. I have never seen or heard him giving a ride to anyone save his little brother, especially a girl.
What got me thinking was that getting a ride from someone is, after all, quite intimate, isn't it? Being so close to the driver and having to hold onto them and all. You don't usually see guys giving rides to girls unless there's something between them (okay, you do... but you know what I mean).
The situation would be different if he was offering me a ride home from somewhere, but he specifically wants to take me for a ride just because. I want to hear your opinions: would you call it a date or are we just hanging out? Or - this might be a bit far-fetched - I'm not being friend-zoned, am I? Being the cool gal who also likes motorbikes and all that.
My reply to him was of course a yes... :) I have a crush on him (have had it for a while) and what I'm trying to figure out is that could he also be developing feelings towards me. This happened only a few days ago, and we're not going until later this week (I was out of town for a while) so I don't know what's gonna happen or what exactly we're gonna do.
In a nutshell, is this a normal thing for boys to do? Do they offer to take their friends for a ride or are there often some deeper feelings behind it?
Thank you in advance for all replies and advice!
One day we were chatting about this and that and ended up talking about motorbikes. He has a bike of his own, and I personally have an interest in them although I don't have a license or a bike. The next day (since we're on holiday we haven't met face to face in a week or so) he all of a sudden sent me a message on Facebook saying something along these lines, "If you want, I can take you for a ride as you told me yesterday that you're interested in motorbikes. :)"
What should I make out of this message? Could this guy have feelings towards me? In general he's quite shy around people, an introvert just like me, but he's a real gentleman and very sweet and nice. I have never seen or heard him giving a ride to anyone save his little brother, especially a girl.
What got me thinking was that getting a ride from someone is, after all, quite intimate, isn't it? Being so close to the driver and having to hold onto them and all. You don't usually see guys giving rides to girls unless there's something between them (okay, you do... but you know what I mean).
The situation would be different if he was offering me a ride home from somewhere, but he specifically wants to take me for a ride just because. I want to hear your opinions: would you call it a date or are we just hanging out? Or - this might be a bit far-fetched - I'm not being friend-zoned, am I? Being the cool gal who also likes motorbikes and all that.
My reply to him was of course a yes... :) I have a crush on him (have had it for a while) and what I'm trying to figure out is that could he also be developing feelings towards me. This happened only a few days ago, and we're not going until later this week (I was out of town for a while) so I don't know what's gonna happen or what exactly we're gonna do.
In a nutshell, is this a normal thing for boys to do? Do they offer to take their friends for a ride or are there often some deeper feelings behind it?
Thank you in advance for all replies and advice!