Does he like me or is he just being friendly?

[crushedpineapple]

I have a massive crush on a guy that works at the grocery store I shop at every week. He initiated our first conversation a few months ago and ever since then we’ve had a friendly/semi flirty banter going on. He’s stocks the snacks and a couple weeks ago I asked him to help me pick out some “emotional support donuts.” (The story behind the emotional support donuts is unrelated so I’m not going to go into that.) He picked out a specific flavor so I got them and said something like “I’ll be back next week for more,” and he responded with “I’m excited!” We said our goodbyes and that was that.

The following week when I saw him, I asked him if he would be my Official Emotional Support Dessert Person and he said “Sweet!” I asked him if that was a “yes” and he said “yes,” and then gave me his pick for the week, going into detail about why I would like them. He also pointed out a couple of others he thought I might like. I chose the ones I wanted and as I was walking away I said “I’ll be back next week,” or something on that order. His response was “Any time you need emotional support, hit me up.” And here is where I’m confused. What the hell did he mean by that? Because he didn’t specifically say “dessert” which is what our banter was about, he just said “emotional support.” I only see him once a week at the store so was he saying I should come by more often? Was he hoping I’d ask for his number? I am super confused. Also, his “I’m excited” comment from the week before confused the hell out of me. Also, in our last interaction, he told me he baked the snack cakes he chose for me himself (he didn’t, they’re prepackaged) and that they were “filled with love.” ??????

He has told me I am “flawless” in the past as well as indicated that he thinks I have a nice figure. He’s also mentioned that he likes my dimples. I’m sure he sees 100s of woman a week and obviously I have no way of knowing how he is around others since I only see him once a week.

I am very socially awkward and I am terrible at misreading signals. I honestly have no clue if this guy is just being friendly or if he’s trying to subtly let me know he’s interested. PLEASE HELP!

[Gebidozo]

He’s definitely being flirty with you and is giving you a lot of compliments. I hope you understand that such behavior doesn’t necessarily mean that he genuinely likes you. A lot of people flirt simply because they are wired that way.

The only way to know for sure if this guy is romantically interested is to ask him out on a date, and then take it from there if he accepts.

If I were you, however, I’d be more concerned about developing massive crushes on complete strangers. Unless your expression is a hyperbole and you simply mean that you find the guy attractive, of course.

[ExpatInItaly]

He seems pretty forward, so I imagine if he wanted to see you outside the snack aisle he'd have made that clearer by now. 

However, if you want to see where he's really at, slip him your number next time. See what he does with it. But do tread cautiously since some people are naturally flrity, as pointed out above, and you don't know if he's even single.