Lousy ay this attraction thing. Did I blow it to the point I should just forget about it? (man, advice)

[ameliape]

I posted before about an embarrassing situation I had with this man I'm interested in. The next day, he smiled at me when he saw me and I didn't realize he was looking at me so I didn't smile back. By the time I realized no one was behind me and he must've been smiling at me, he had already looked away.
Since that day, he avoids looking at me directly and sometimes when he notices I'm around, he starts to fidget or shuffle around. I've tried to make eye contact with him, but even when we're alone for a few moments he won't look at me.
Does it seem like hes no longer interested? Should I give up on it since it seems I gave off the wrong signals and blew it? Im really shy so i havent plucked up the courage to come right out and ask him out.

[TFW46]

Sorry to appear grouchy but this is a sore point for me.

You started one thread, asking for advice. Many people went to the trouble of offering advice and you never returned to that thread to thank, or even acknowledge, any of them. Now that you've started this second thread, I hope you'll express your appreciation for any responses you get here.

[BirdieBelle]

Originally Posted by ameliape

Im really shy so i havent plucked up the courage to come right out and ask him out.

You don't have to ask him out directly, but at some point you need to work hard to clue in to those signals.

If you've tried to engage him and he's not playing along, then it's probably best to move on and do better next time.

[ameliape]

Originally Posted by TFW46

Sorry to appear grouchy but this is a sore point for me.

You started one thread, asking for advice. Many people went to the trouble of offering advice and you never returned to that thread to thank, or even acknowledge, any of them. Now that you've started this second thread, I hope you'll express your appreciation for any responses you get here.

You're right. I should've went back and thanked the responders. I don't have much forum experience or etiquette. I'll do that from now on

[ameliape]

Originally Posted by BirdieBelle

You don't have to ask him out directly, but at some point you need to work hard to clue in to those signals.

If you've tried to engage him and he's not playing along, then it's probably best to move on and do better next time.

Ok, I will try this advice tomorrow. Maybe I can try saying hi. Apologies for not thanking you from my first post. Thanks for your input.

[TFW46]

Originally Posted by ameliape

You're right. I should've went back and thanked the responders. I don't have much forum experience or etiquette. I'll do that from now on

Thanks for accepting my post with such graciousness. It's not too late to go back to the 1st thread and post a thank-you and rep (click on the scales icon after the post # in the upper right corner of each post) each response.

And FYI for anyone reading this, I did not post in that thread so I'm not asking for a rep for myself.