Analyze This

Dana

Hello,

I have a male friend(?) from another country that I met about 2 years ago while he was going to school here. We did not have a sexual relationship and he claimed to have a girlfriend, though he rarely mentioned her. We got along very well, hanging out and talking for hours about everything. We have the same kind of sense of humor and a lot of common interests. I felt very attracted to him, but never tried to act on it, and I had the feeling he was attracted to me, too, because he always seemed to be staring at me and when I'd have a conversation with another male classmate, he'd find some way to join in. We had a pretty emotional and affectionate goodbye when he left to go back home.

Since he's been back in his country, we've kept in touch by e-mail and Instant Message (which we sometimes do for several hours at a time). For the first approximately 6 months that he was home, he never mentioned the girlfriend, then he said they had broken up and hasn't mentioned that, or any, relationship since. After the breakup, he suggested that we buy webcams and try to communicate that way too, but we've had a hard time with the time difference and technology and have only used them a couple of times. He never mentions dating anyone (and it's been a little over a year since he said he broke up with his girlfriend), so as far as I know, he's not. He also claims he's looked into finding a job in my country (I've never asked him to, he mentioned it on his own), but that there's too much red tape. He has also mentioned us visiting each other when we have enough money.

Occasionally, when I e-mail him I tell him he's sweet or put x's and o's at the end of the mail. He doesn't do this type of thing in his e-mails, but doesn't say anything to discourage me from doing so. He also told me that his e-mail address is set up to accept e-mails only from me.

So, my question is: Does this guy like me as more than a friend?