Cannot read this guy
I have a friend, we’ve been friends for a few months, and we really enjoy each other on like a genuine level. We get each other’s problems and can have really deep conversations and even the most obscure baggage that each of us have is relatable to the other on some level. We talk about sex and love constantly, and occasionally we joke about messing around and then land on “but nah, that’s crazy” which is very stereotypical mutual pining, I know. We flirt a lot, etc etc and to any outsider we probably look like we have crushes on each other. But he’s still dating around and he tells me about it a lot, not in a way that’s supposed to make me jealous, but just because I listen and we’re friends.
It’s crazy because he and I both know how similar and compatible we are but we try not to address it. He’s outright told me he doesn’t know how to have sex with or date a friend without ruining the friendship (which sucks ‘cause I think it’s the healthiest kind of relationship, one that starts as friends, but oh well).
Anyway, the weird part as of late is that he told me a few weeks ago that when he was briefly dating this girl he met on tinder, she left the tv on while they were having sex and a couple of shows that I watch came on and he thought of me. I joked about “wow, thinking of me while you’re having sex, slow down” and he laughed like he hadn’t thought about it fully. Then the other day he called me to tell me that he finally hooked up with this girl he’s been into for months and he was really happy, and I was like “when was this?” and he was like “literally just now, I’m still walking back to my dorm room” and all I could say was “so your first thought after having sex was to immediately call me? Dude” and he started cracking up.
I don’t know if that’s just him being buddy buddy or if that’s like. An actual thing I should be reading into? To me if I enjoyed being with someone I would stay and be present with them afterward, calling someone else would not be the first and foremost thing on my mind. But maybe that’s just me? He also has ADHD and I’m on the autism spectrum so maybe his attention just shifts quickly and I can’t read social cues (I’m certain that’s not it, but what an easy cop out that would be). 😂
I really don’t know what to make of the situation, what do y’all think?
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