For months, probably since January this year a man I have always been friendly with started making very flirtatious comments to me. Really obvious, affectionate and sometimes sexually charged comments. He even put his arm around me a couple of times. I like him back so I read the signals (wasn’t hard to I read at all) and when we were alone together I kissed him - a quick kiss, not long and drawn out. Just to show I cared for him romantically and would be interested in taking things further.
He was lovely, we had a cuddle, we chatted, no awkward behaviour at all. But since then…..you guessed it………nothing. Total withdrawal. Maybe he was in shock? Maybe he didn’t expect me to lay my cards in the table? But literally, no sign of him for about a week and a half. He clearly had a crush and was interested! What’s going on? It’s not like I made myself vulnerable without obvious reason! I am not the type of person to do that unless I am 99.9% sure it’s “safe” to do so.
What is going on in the male mind? I have no idea what he’s up to. It feels like obvious rejection but that’s so weird given the clear signals for months beforehand. Anyone else experienced similar? I find it very strange and slightly childish TBH