He isn't 'telling' me anything. I see it more as 'inviting' me.
Maybe being casual is his way of being confident? What I mean by "telling" is, for instance, I might drape myself kind of slinky in front of GP and thereby "tell" him to check me out. "Telling" someone to give you validation isn't the same as "asking" someone for validation because you're already self-validating but just sort of spreading the word around for various purposes. - lol.
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver
