Would you consider this behavior indicative of romantic interest?

If you are interested in him, what are you waiting for? Ask him out for a drink.

Sounds as if he is interested in you, but one wonders why he hasn’t come out and said something. He sounds a bit odd, but it could possibly be nerves.

As Augustlan says, if you are interested in him, why don’t you ask him to do something with you? If he says no, that could be your answer.

He already brings you presents and food; what are you waiting for?

He sounds like he is interested, but I wonder if he’s fighting a case of the nerves. Ask him out for a drink, or dinner on your own. :)

Augustlan and Darwin got it, I think.

He almost sounds like me. I’m rather shy, and those are the sorts of things I might do if I were interested in a girl. If you’re interested, you are probably going to have to be the one to make a more cogent move.

No doubt, but oviously not a player.

I think he is interested, but shy. Go for it.

Dudes are inscrutable.

Keep us posted. I’m curious to see how this turns out.

You are TitsMcGhee for goodness sake! You can do this! : )

Here, Hear for Tits McGee!

btw, duh, he likes you

Sounds like he’s interested. Are you interested in him??

He’s bringing you gifts and seeks out your company? He sounds like real relationship material…

He may not be interested, but at the very least he sounds like a nice guy. So, if you’re interested, why not give it a shot?

Oh, I’d say he’s definitely interested, but from the sounds of the book, intimidated. If you like him, make it really easy for him to ask you out.

Hm I have to say, that book is kind of an odd pick. It really jumps out amongst the other things. I don’t know what he is trying to say by getting you a book about powerful women. Maybe he wants you to make the first move? maybe he is into some other interesting activities? not sure. But it does sound like hes interested. If you are interested too you may want to “seize the moment” and see where it goes.

I think the book says he understands where you’re coming from. This could be really interesting…

Yeah, I think the book means he sees you as more than the average girlie girl. I’d be really straight forward with a guy like that. If you like him ask him if he wants to have a drink with you. If you don’t like him that way then just tell him it seems like he’s interested from the things he’s been doing and that you aren’t interested. He sounds pretty neat to me.

he sounds wicked! jump right in… x

I agree with @figbash… he seems shy and a intimidated by your strengths.

Speaking from experience, men may appreciate a strong, independent woman, but might feel awkward or insecure in light of it. The way he declined dinner and then showed up anyway is a little odd… did he call to say he changed his mind and ask ifit would be OK? Or did he appear unannounced?

So tread lightly while you get a better sense of how secure he is with himself. He could wind up being the love of your life, or an obsessive stalker. If you see good qualities and relationship material in him, then proceed; but proceed with caution.

@hearkat: He called one of the friends I was with before he showed up, but her phone was on vibrate, and she didn’t hear it. He didn’t call me, presumably, because he doesn’t have my number.

@TitsMcGhee, ^ fix that, and you have your answer. I think he has some interesting possibilities.

Sounds like he’s scared shitless of you and facinated at the same time. Is he the shy type? If he is, be careful with his feelings. He may be looking for more than you’re willing to give. Tread softly, but tread on!

Have you had any conversations with him? Did you talk about anything interesting? Do you like him? Or are you reading tea leaves, based on the gift and the hard-to-explain behavior?

What does he look like? Could he feel he’s not in your class, or should he feel no worries about that? Is he older than you? Same age? Are you interested in him, or merely curious?

You might want to learn a little more about him by hanging out in a less threatening situation—like sitting outside in the spring sun or getting a coffee, or taking in the sex museum together… (I hope you noticed that bulge in my cheek on the last one). Like others have said, this guy might be sensitive, so it wouldn’t hurt to be careful with him.

He sounds really, really shy. But I think he likes you. For whatever reasons, he can’t seem to come out and say it or act on it. If you’re interested, you’ll have to draw him out, sounds like.

If it is an sparkle in a eyes so among them the love started to grown.The feeling will pile and pile up,till it is blow up.Than it has ben bitten the shy by love..

he’s intertested all right but clearly see’s you as his Cleopatra, something interesting to read into it is that he clearly finds you mysterious, puzzling and something dangerous, but he is comfortable sitting with your firends and you at dinner. Tell me if im wrong but most guys would have more of a problem sitting with youir friends at dinner when he likes you, they would much rather spend time with you on your own.. a “first date” with your friends can be catastrophic for the guy.. but that didn’t seem to phase him..

Just be a bit careful, he obviously likes you but you need to figure out if you can like him as much as he likes you, would you go to the efforts he has?

TO ANYONE STILL FOLLOWING, HERE’S AN UPDATE:

He said tonight, in casual conversation as I kept him company in the lab, that his girlfriend’s friend said this or that…

GIRLFRIEND? Wtf?

What?!?

Hmph! The nerve of him, leading us on like that.

He might just be trying to see how you would react to the idea of him having a girlfriend. But that’s not good, either. That means he’s playing games. I hate games.

Give him a kick in the shin from me, will you?

:P

you may have missed the boat? or he maybe just looking to play around.. seems like a strange one.. just back off and find another..

fffffffffffrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeek you better than that girl!

@lynneblundell: Aw, fanks. I’m gonna do a bit of investigating, definitely at least to make sure he was saying “girlfriend” and not “girl friend” or something.