Hello-
I've been in this situation for several months now and I'm not sure if it's time to move on, or if I should continue fighting for him.
We worked together for the summer, and the sparks were obvious. We have tons in common, could talk forever etc. But at work he was always extremely shy around me. He'd keep everything really short. And although we'd talk about meeting up at work, he'd always chicken out when it was actually happening.
Online, it's a totally different story. We talk for hours IM'ing.
Getting him to text me was difficult. I gave him my number in passing, and I almost had to force him to start texting me. Now he does all the time. But getting him to start was agonizing.
I saw him in person for the first time since the summer the other day, and surprisingly, he ran up to me when he saw me and opened his arms for one of the most intense, intimate hugs I've had. We spent an hour or so walking and talking and it was amazing. He said to call him if I was in the area and we could do coffee or something. Two days later I texted him and suggested that we go for coffee. His response? "Yeah, we'll see how it goes".
How can everything go from seeing so good, to seeming so bad? One part of me thinks that it's just his typical language. I don't want to follow-up, because I am the girl, and I am 5 years younger. But should I be chasing him? Or should I let it go? Part of me says to let it go, but the other part thinks that I might be missing out on something because he's too shy.
What do you all think?