Whats his purpose...

[Baudelaire]

I met this boy in the beginning of the year, he never says anything to me in school. but he talks to me a lot on facebook, and he seems to really like me, but theres just one problem, hes like, extremely popular, and all his friends are major assholes, but he seems to be nice, why do I get the feeling like I'm being set up? like he wants me to trust him and then he,ll turn on me and do something horrible, sure, I sound crazy? well I dont know how peoples minds work, I dont know what they will say or do, there are very few people that I trust, and I want to trust him but hes so popular, and all his friends hate me, what if its all a sick joke?

what I'm asking is, how do I find out if hes for real?

[DrkZ90]

well, as you said, his so-called friends hate you, perhaps that's why he doesn't talk to you in school and only online? He could be wanting to be friends, but afraid at the same time that his friends will dump him... kinda like not trying to risk it all (that they dump him and you ignore him)

You should try meeting outside of school, and talk to him... see if he really means it all... you could invite him over to your house or something and see what happens...

[Mr. Smithers]

Why don't you try talking to him about his friends. Set you up for what?

[Baudelaire]

for embaressment, I'm afraid hes just manipulating me to make fun of me, to make me feel like i'm his friend but he really could care less

[Mr. Smithers]

Well if you feel that way, just talk to him in real life. Without his friends. If he doesn't seem right, don't talk to him.

[Squisheee]

I've had feelings like that too.
And going with your guts best sometimes.

[Englishrose]

Try talking to him outside of facebook. For example, when you pass each other in the corridor does he look in your direction and smile. If he does this could be a sign that he actually genuinely likes you. If you haven't noticed, look, no harm in just looking in his direction when you see him.

Also you could just try "bumping into him". Like he is walking along the corridor with his friends, and you end up walking next to him with your friends. Your just going in the same direction. If he takes no notice of you but has seen you, he doesn't want his friends to know he knows and likes you, and isn't worth the time of day.

[KaelKaos]

I say you should try and be his friend. But don't let your guard down, and don't trust him either. Slowly get to know him and maybe of few of his friends. And if he won't talk to you outside facebook, then there's really no point.

[peaceloverugby]

I think I know what he's doing. He feels bad that his friends are jerks to you, so he's trying to show you that he's not an ass like them. I've done it before, actually I did it alot when my friends were jerks. Keep talking to him, if this is what he's trying to do it will make him feel better if you continue to talk to him :)