I can't tell if I'm being trolled or this guy genuinely likes me
I can't tell if I'm being trolled or this guy genuinely likes me
Disclaimer: This is very long
I'm very socially inept and according to my friends from across different friend groups who don't even know each other autistic
I've never had someone express interest in me and have even gotten the: "my friend likes you" card pulled on me in 9th(??) grade
I've never dressed feminine or worn much makeup as I tend to pick at my face a lot when anxious
But anyways I started noticing this guy around my campus last semester and him (let's call him Bob ig because no real names here) and his teammates kinda just stared at me and my friends quite often
Eventually leading my friends to not really liking the group finding them weird
But I've had pretty normal (but short) interactions with Bob I commented on him not sprinting pass me one day because his ahh was late frequently to weights
He took his airpod out and smiled and was like "I'm not late today! 😄"
Nice bud so proud of you
Time skip about a month
I'm walking to meet my friends for dinner because I forgot my ID and had to go back by myself
Anyways Bob's with his friends and Bob says hi with the biggest voice crack known to man
I hesitate for a moment before registering I was being talked to and wave and smile
And one of his friends go: "why are you saying hi to her? Is that the girl you like?" (Loudly)
Bob: "no I can say hi it's polite!"
I kept walking
Before that maybe a week or two before me and my friends were playing some ping pong and Bob and his friends were playing Basketball
I'm laughing at my friend doing something so stupid I tilted my head back and pinched the bridge of my nose and closed my eyes for a moment before opening them again and bros just looking at me and I hit him with the:🤨
Uh an example from this semester would be me smiling at him in the morning passing by with my teammates and him saying hi later in the afternoon when he sees me I honestly didn't think bro was paying attention when I did smile
I could talk about more interactions but this is getting long
Here's why I think I'm being trolled
I followed bro over break but he didn't follow back BUT I don't post myself or even have my face as a profile picture but it has my name which I fear is pretty unique
Then apparently some people on his team are racist?? Not saying he is- but I'm black so maybe not the best combo
Like I saw the most smirk like evil smirk from some random teammate of Bob's out of the corner of my eye when walking by last semester
Bob's really handsome literally- people have posted about it.
I'm not the prettiest so why me? I'd say I'm average but he's just so pretty bro
There’s this one friend who’s always with him, and multiple times they’ve done this exaggerated “sorry 😖” thing when we pass each other in the dorm hallway or near the elevator, even when nothing really happened. I’ll just be walking by or doing laundry and they’ll act overly apologetic in this almost theatrical way. It doesn’t feel mean exactly, but it feels performative?
And Bob's jus kinda like this: 🧍♂️
When his friend does the bit
Real.
TLDR:
I'm too autistic and insecure to think a handsome guy would like me. 👍
Posted Jan 30, 2026, 5:09 AM UTC