a guy sometimes gets a tense look on his face as soon as he spots me or sees me walking by

He generally greets me in a reserved manner, but whenever I’ve asked him something or started a conversation, he has been open, friendly, and willing to engage.
Other times his face seems to freeze and his expression becomes noticeably tense, which surprises me.

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u/Fit-Celery-7428 — 8 hours ago

Face freezing instead of greeting back spontaneously

Has it ever happened to you to just be inert and freeze when someone comes by and says hello, although you are not hostile to the person who greeted you?

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u/Fit-Celery-7428 — 15 hours ago
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Is this shy guy using my colleague as a safe bridge?

My shy crush is getting closer to my colleague. In the past, I caught him looking a few times and He instantly diverted his gaze.

In the beginning of the job, my colleague told me they had briefly exchanged and She figured out they share the same national roots. They even exchanged a few words in their native language. Besides that, the 2 never really talked again. He wasn’t talking to anyone even during the breaks.

He knows me and her are always together. Recently, I’ve been seeing him attempting to sit next to her during breaks. When I joined her, He was already there and we began chatting together.

He only once approached me directly. Recently, also, He showed some embarrassment and tenses up upon meeting me or bumping into me in the corridor…

Note: my colleague is married and much older

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u/Fit-Celery-7428 — 15 days ago

My shy crush is getting closer to my colleague

3 months ago my colleague told me they had briefly exchanged and figured out they share the same national roots. They even exchanged a few words in their native language. Besides that, the 2 never really talked further and She confirmed his deep introversion.

He knows me and her are always together. Recently, I’ve been seeing him attempting to sit next to her during breaks. When I joined her, He was already there and we began chatting together.

He only once approached me directly. Recently, also, He showed some embarrassment and tenses up upon meeting me or bumping into me in the corridor…

Note: my colleague is married and much older, so any romantic interest towards her can be safely ruled out

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u/Fit-Celery-7428 — 15 days ago

Why is my FWB hiding if he has other flings?

whenever the topic of other women or sexual experiences comes up, he either omits details or seems to minimize them.

I told him (28) that I (26) am not seeing anyone else. He reacted by saying He is indifferent to what I do and reiterated that He doesn’t see a long term future with me. I assume my declaration put some pressure on him that He felt the need to reiterate the casual nature of our connection, but in reality I simply wanted to let him know for the sake of STDs.

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u/Fit-Celery-7428 — 2 months ago