Thanks for your response. Yeah, I can pretty much imagine it was an equal measure of both of them. His mother must have prodded, but he too was willing to chat.
Yeah, his actions aren't adding up with her words. And I agree, we need to just hang out more and let it happen naturally and assess each other on an interaction level. Maybe when I move to my new place, it will happen more naturally as I will be closer to him. Maybe he will start to come out of his shell a bit if this holding pattern gets too much for him, OR the EA dies down.
Time will tell on that one.
Yeah, 'flirters' do need to sort out their insecurities because it ruins a lot of comfort in a in an otherwise wonderful and secure relationship.
I have to also ask myself whether I want to go back to that. It's another reason I'm totally backing off. Why rush back into something that has caused me a lot of confusion and doubt over the years?
Well, it's still his job to come with a clear "let's work on things" attitude, backed up by some action. In the meantime, I'll just keep doing my thang
