I sit at a table with three other people during math class. We've all been talking for about half the year, and ten days before school ends, I find myself having feelings for one of them. Talk about inconvenient.

A day afterward, I find out that he has a girlfriend who goes to another school. Besides, he's in the grade above me and therefore out of my league. But a week later, I can't shake the feeling that he likes me. He finds random excuses to give me high fives/fist bumps and talks to me the most, even though he's closer to one of the other people who sit at our table.

Maybe I'm overexaggerating small things, but I don't know... Do you have any suggestions for me?

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Hmm, this is a hard one. Mostly because the first time I read this, I gotta say, I thought that the odds may be in your favour here. The fist bumps and high fives and the fact that he finds excuses to touch you are one of the obvious signs that a person might like you. But on second thought, I'm not sure, because he has a girlfriend after all, so these things might also mean that he's also really friendly by nature.

: You need to be careful here because even though I'd take a risk and say that he likes you, he might just act this way with his friends. The fist bumps and all the other "friendly" stuff could just be the way he acts around other people. I do that, too, but it doesn't necesarily mean anything. It's just the way I am.

So I think you should analyse the way he acts around his other friends. If you notice a pattern, then it's probably just his usual behaviour. But if he seems particularly close to you, then you might be on the right track!

: If your intuition says that he might like you back, then chances are he does! But I also think you should indeed analyse his behaviour more carefully and see what else you notice.

And if you already did that and still have no idea what to do, then by all means, tell him! Yes, my advice will always be the same one: tell him. Why? Because if you really feel like there might be something going on between you too, then why risk and lose it?

And yeah, he does have a girlfriend, but if you feel like it's worth it, go for it. Maybe you can try and talk to him about his relationship, see how he's feeling and then slowly divert the topic to the two of you. Be subtle. See how he reacts. If his reaction is a positive one, keep going. Doesn't hurt to at least try in this case. :)

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