Was he interested or just being polite?

I’m a dark skinned black woman with afrocentric features, and while that’s part of my experience, this isn’t really about race I just thought I’d give some context. I grew up in a predominantly white area and have always been into that “hockey-looking” white guy type. Based on my past lived experiences, I’ve come to feel like I’m often not the kind of woman they’d seriously be interested in dating, not because of race alone, but because Im not really all that attractive especially compared to the men I’m drawn to. I unfortunately like men out of my league looks wise😭

This weekend, I met a guy who is objectively a stunner while I was bartending. We ended up having this genuinely great conversation for about 10 or 15 minutes straight. Like nonstop talking and really good vibes. But I couldn’t quite tell if he was just being friendly or if there was a little flirtation going on.

At the end of the night, when I was leaving, he was kind of standing in my general vicinity and looked at me as I was heading out. He said something like “oh, you’re heading out?” and I said, “yeah I am.” He was like, “It was nice meeting you, bye,” and I said likewise and bye back and just kind of walked away, a bit awkwardly I guess. I was too nervous and not confident or bold enough to ask for his number.

My friend saw this and was like “is that it?” and I kinda just told her if he wanted my number he would have asked. She ended up going up to him and basically nudged him and saying, “You’re not going to get my friend’s number?” and that’s how we ended up exchanging numbers. So now I’m kind of in my head wondering if he was actually interested or if he was just being polite and I’m overthinking everything. We texted that night and made plans to meet up next week but haven’t heard from him since then.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and or advice from people who have been in similar situations or felt the same way I do. Do I reach back out? Do I get a grip and realize he was just being friendly and I just got my hopes up haha. Thanks for reading!

TL;DR

I met a really attractive guy, who is frankly out of my league, while bartending and we had great chemistry, but I was too nervous to ask for his number so my friend stepped in. We exchanged numbers and texted briefly made casual plans to meet for drinks next week, but now he’s gone quiet. I’m wondering if he was actually interested or just being polite, and whether I should reach out or move on.