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There's a guy who is in my social circle, and I've had my eyes set on him for at least six months...I'll refer to him as Brad. I'm 22, he's 20, and we're both in college and in the same major. He is very, for lack of a better word, "flamboyant", and it didn't seem like a question whether or not he was gay. For reasons that are a bit off topic and don't really have to do with him or even me, it was not an option for me to ask him out for most of those six months. We both have remained single.
Also in our social circle is a straight boy, who I'll refer to as "Mike". According to a lot of our friends....and, ironically, Brad himself pointed this out once...Mike and I look a lot alike, as though we could be related, have similar mannerisms, and are the same "type".
A few weeks ago, one of my close friends (female) and the guy I like were talking, and in confidence he told that friend that he was indeed gay but wasn't interested in dating anyone because "everyone always assumes he's gay" and he "didn't want to prove them right." She then asked him what his type was if we were going to date, and he said "Mike"....the straight boy everyone, including him, says looks just like me. He then went on to tell her that no one ever likes him except people who he is not interested in.
So...with all of this information, do you think the chances are good that if I asked him out, he would say yes? Obviously no one here is going to know the answer to that but I guess I'm posting this because A) I've never asked anyone out before, B) him turning me down wouldn't be the end of the world but it would be severely awkward because we will see each other often. Not relationship ruiningly awkward because we're not extremely close, but definitely awkward and it will definitely get around. There's also the fact he told my friend he wasn't interested in dating anyone. However, that conversation wasn't meant for my ears.
What are your guys' thoughts on this? Is this a bad idea completely or should I go for it?
Also in our social circle is a straight boy, who I'll refer to as "Mike". According to a lot of our friends....and, ironically, Brad himself pointed this out once...Mike and I look a lot alike, as though we could be related, have similar mannerisms, and are the same "type".
A few weeks ago, one of my close friends (female) and the guy I like were talking, and in confidence he told that friend that he was indeed gay but wasn't interested in dating anyone because "everyone always assumes he's gay" and he "didn't want to prove them right." She then asked him what his type was if we were going to date, and he said "Mike"....the straight boy everyone, including him, says looks just like me. He then went on to tell her that no one ever likes him except people who he is not interested in.
So...with all of this information, do you think the chances are good that if I asked him out, he would say yes? Obviously no one here is going to know the answer to that but I guess I'm posting this because A) I've never asked anyone out before, B) him turning me down wouldn't be the end of the world but it would be severely awkward because we will see each other often. Not relationship ruiningly awkward because we're not extremely close, but definitely awkward and it will definitely get around. There's also the fact he told my friend he wasn't interested in dating anyone. However, that conversation wasn't meant for my ears.
What are your guys' thoughts on this? Is this a bad idea completely or should I go for it?










