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Did/does this man fancy me?

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camra · 18/11/2014 08:35

During my marriage (am now separated for a year, no dcs), there was a man I really liked/fancied like mad but as married did nothing about it. I am 28 and he is 38 -not that that matters I suppose.

What with the separation and the turmoil it caused me, I tried to put him at the back of my mind.
I recently saw this guy while out and about and as he is single and I am single I want to see him again.

I never saw him unless with my ex-dh in the club we drank in but I just want to know, do you think he likes me back?

These are just some of the things he did while I was married to my dh:

When talking about me to my dh, he would refer to me as 'your beautiful wife' on more than one occasion.

I was -not anymore- a bit plump and when he and two women were in the club and the women slagged off a fat women walking past, he made comments about 'pot and kettle' to them as in don't be so rude while I was in earshot. These women were his friends.

My ex liked to 'jokingly' put me down and he would often be supportive of me if I defended myself as in 'you tell him'.

On one occasion, I had gone outside the club to make a phone call and he came out to smoke so I talked to him instead, I was a bit upset over something and he asked me what was wrong. I said nothing. He asked me again a few minutes later I told him nothing and he got quite annoyed with me and said, 'go make your phone call then'. It was only later that I realised that he had not had a cigarette while I was with him.

He once kissed me on the hand when nobody else was about.

He saw me once and I did not see him and he was deeply apologetic (more than actually necessary tbh) as he thought that I thought he did not see me and he had not said hello.

I don't know; I would like to see him again but don't want to make a fool of myself if the feeling is not mutual. Given the above information, do you think I've got a chance or is he just being friendly?

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Fishstix · 18/11/2014 14:07

You're 28, not 18....just ask him. No way any of us (or you) can be sure until you do. Go for it.

camra · 18/11/2014 14:20

Oh yes, absolutely, pompodd, it's like this: unless I knew a woman well, I wouldn't tell her that I fancied her husband.

It's not about all men are violent at all-I know they are not, but I suppose that men are aware that certain comments could lead to violence. Perhaps more so than women are.

This guy didn't know my ex-dh well at all; he wouldn't be so dumb as to even risk even the slightest possibility of violence even if he knew that it was unlikely to happen.

I'd be 90% certain that if I told a woman I fancied her man that she would either be flattered or perhaps wary of me-but I would not risk it unless I really knew her well, in fact, I'd say nothing for fear of souring the friendship/acquaintanceship we had. So why bother?

I won't ask him of course directly, but I may start going to where he is.

I guess I'm perhaps clutching at straws as I know that 'the beautiful wife' comments would not be given a second thought by me had any other guy said it. But nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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