Am I Barking at the Wrong Tree?
Hey Mark and Sophie,
I am confused about this girl from my part time work since the last two months we've been hanging out every weekend, less a weekend or two. She had split up with her first serious relationship earlier this year because he cheated on her.
We've spoken a bit at work about winter sports, hiking, and martial arts. She had asked for my email address because she was interested in taking a self defense course.
Anyhow, she got my attention one evening when I was leaving a house party hosted by a co-worker by hugging me tighter and a wee little longer than usual for an acquintance from work. She went backpacking for a few weeks. When she came back, we started chatting on msn and one day she was asking lots of direct questions like " do i work fulltime", "where do i work", and " do i live alone"... So I asked her to go blading. Since then, we've gone on 2 day long hikes, seen a movie, went to a nice dinner, etc...
We finally started talking about relationships a couple weeks ago and she told me a little bit of what happened in her last relationship. She's not really ready for another one, says her but if a guy comes along... Along the way, I'm finding that we have a few things in common from the type of people we'd like to date, outdoor activities, type of movies we like to watch, places to go see, etc...I know she loves my car and likes the way I dress as she's complimented me on those on a few occasions.
Now I realized more and more that she's the girl I'm looking for...however, she hasn't shown any romantic interest although she's mentioned she likes romantic stuff. I've indirectly hinted that I like her, told her she's a "catch", she looks good but no obvious reaction.
My question is: Do you think this is worth pursuing or am I going to be barking at the wrong tree? My women friends think its just a friends situation but I'm the eternal optimist...