Just after thoughts about a slightly weird situation.
I have been online dating for ever, but in the laziest sense...I have a profile, but never swipe on anyone. A combination of a number of factors. A poor old track record, I am quite happy with my current life and don't really want to rock the boat, and ideally if I were to meet someone I want to meet in real life and it grow organically etc.
Anyway, I play a sport regularly. There are some nice guys there, but all taken, however one has recently become single, which came up in general group conversation. Anyway he has liked me on one of the apps, and I don't really know what to do. He has never shown any obvious interest in me, he is warm and engaging and there is very occasional bit of eye contact, but he seems to be like that with everyone. I think he is great; funny, interesting, we get along well, but the one thing I am a bit wary of is that I am not sure our values/lifestyles really align.
But it now feels a bit like an elephant in the room. I don't know if he realises I can see likes, maybe he just accidentally swiped. Who knows. I haven't swiped either way...he is just sitting there blocking the rest of the stack 🤦🏻♀️
So, I don't really know what I am asking. Would you address it in person, over text, swipe right, swipe left, ignore the whole situation. Surely if he was genuinely interested he would make his interest a bit more obvious in real life...? I like the idea of a bit of a flirtation but it could be disastrous for regular attendance at said sport if it goes badly, and whilst he is a lovely person, as mentioned previously not sure it would have legs.
All thoughts gratefully received!