So, I’ve been seeing this guy. Not officially dating or anything. Just getting to know one another. It was going super well. And things got kind of weird. Without going into too many personal details (because frankly, they aren’t my details to share) he got into some legal trouble. Nothing crazy, certainly nothing I would consider to be a reason to stop seeing him, because it just involves a car accident, but the problem is that he has past DUI tickets that complicate things.
I know he’s not sounding like a real winner, but y’all are just going to have to trust me. He’s a good man, just made some stupid drinking and driving decisions when he was younger and had some bad luck recently. He’s be no means a perfect person, but he’s definitely not a bad guy.
So anyway, I need some advice from you guys, because I’ve been kind of down and confused lately.
Before this trouble, each time we hung out, things were FANTASTIC. The sex was great. We were having a good time getting to know one another outside the bedroom too. We seemed to connect on a number of levels, such as having similar goals in life and similar backgrounds.
Then shit hit the fan for him and I didn’t hear from him for like, a week and a half. He finally did get in touch with me again, and we hung out. He seemed kind of embarrassed to have to tell me what was going on and things were weird. Like, he was super quiet and seemed really depressed because he didn’t know what was going to happen. He apologized for being sad and for not contacting me. I did my best to cheer him up, but there was just a really different vibe to the whole night. I rubbed his back a little, but debated asking him if he wanted me to leave the whole time because he just seemed so down. There was no sex. I did stay because I didn’t know how to gracefully ask if he wanted me to leave, and we just went to bed. I rubbed his back until he fell asleep. It was weird, but he did apologize for not calling multiple times, he seemed to really like the gentle back rub, and not every night has to be super sexy, right?
We got up the next morning and watched a little TV, him with his head in my lap. He seemed just kind of…clingy. Not in a bad way, just in a “I’m really sad and want to be comforted way.” Later, things did get a little sexy and I gave him a BJ (which he thoroughly enjoyed), and then there was more head-in-lap clingy-like behavior and we napped together a little. (“Clingy” makes him sound kind of loser-y, but I’m not sure what other word to use.)
Eventually, I got dressed to leave, and grabbed some of the stuff I had left there the time before. I made a joke that I better get my stuff just in case he didn’t call again and he laughed and muttered something under his breath like “yeah right, not call you.” He kissed me goodbye, and it was definitely a kiss that he initiated (not me). He apologized again for being sad.
I haven’t heard from him since then. It’s been over a week and a half.
I texted him…four times since then? Yes, I think four times. Once, when I got home to just say I had a lovely time and I hope he got his work for the day done (and I wasn’t expecting a text back for that one because I knew he was planning to go in to work). Again a few days later, a couple flirty/sexy texts that I was surprised didn’t get a reply. Again on Saturday saying that was visiting my mom (in another state) but directly asking if he wanted to do something when I got home, which went unreplied again. And then the last one was a long text on Tuesday.
The one on Tuesday was basically that I hope he was well and I was wondering if he had intentions of hanging out again. I made it clear that if the answer was no, there were no hard feelings, but I wanted to know either way.
Still, nothing.
I’m confused because I thought things were going well. Like, I know the last time we hung out was a little weird, but I thought the vibe was off more because of his life situation and not anything between the two of us, and when we left, I had a good feeling about things.
I’m angry because it’s just rude not to reply to someone who asks you a pointed question. I even said in my text that I was feeling a little down lately and would really appreciate a reply, no matter if his answer was yes or no and no matter what his reason.
I’m worried because he seemed REALLY down last time we hung out. I mean, I don’t know him that well. What if he…you know…did something? I’ve seen depression in other people before and in myself, and he was definitely depressed. He didn’t say things that would indicate he was suicidal or anything, but I don’t know that for sure. I’m also worried that he got bad news about his situation and is in a really bad place right now. Maybe even going to jail. (Again, that sounds bad, but it would basically be on a technicality on a very stupid law imo.) If that’s the case, would he tell me or just try to disappear? I don’t know. Or even worse, would that push him farther into depression?
I’m sad because there’s also the very distinct possibility that he just isn’t into me. I feel like the pathetic girl sitting by the phone waiting for the guy who’s laughing behind her back and rolling his eyes. I do still think that if this is the case, he owed me a text or phone call telling me that. Still, maybe things weren’t weird just because of his situation. Maybe things were weird because he didn’t know how to tell me he wasn’t interested. I honestly don’t believe that’s the case, but I’m not so naive that I will say it isn’t possible. It’s very possible.
What do I do? I don’t know.
I feel stuck. I really, really like this guy, and I feel like there needs to be a sense of closure before I can move on. It makes me a little sick to me stomach that I don’t know what’s going on. I feel like I really can’t text him again, though, because I already did several times with no reply, and I also feel like a call would seem clingy and crazy.
What do I do? What do I do? What do I do?