what you think?

Went out with gemini boy and a mutual friend (boy). Mutual friend was very touchy feely and so gemini boy was like, hey if he's too touchy feely let me know and i'll tell him. does that mean he's interested? why would he ask me that?

he said it's out of respect, but i told him i can totally take care of myself. thoughts?

Well anytime a man shows a tad bit of possessiveness, that can be a GOOD sign/thing. This guy was basically telling you without going into details that he's aware that his friend can sometimes take things too far. Even if he didn't care about you or like you, it'd still bother some men to know that they are not in control and/or not getting the full attention when their buddies start interfering & perhaps tickling the girl's fancy more than he is! But on the other hand, him telling you that was him showing you that he has atleast SOME level of respect for you.

He's not fool. Most men know that women consider certain behaviors unacceptable & perhaps even turn offs. He might know his friend really well compared to how much he really knows you. So to play it safe, he was just warning you ahead of time so that he wouldn't end up having that conversation with you AFTER you flipped & got offended. There's no telling how this guy feels about his friend's flirting. I am a little concerned though for this reason: If he knew that his friend could possibly offend you, then he shouldn't have created an environment where that would be possible. Sounds like this other guy (mutual friend) was the 3rd wheel & while it can be seen as a bad sign when a guy can't see himself just hanging out alone with a woman, it's also a GOOD thing that he atleast acknowledged the fact that he knew it'd be possible for his friend to piss you off or offend you.

After all, had this guy not warned you & allowed his friend to flirt with you all night, you probably (like MOST women) would've taken that more out on the guy you are seeing, due to the fact that men who are interested in a woman naturally possess some kind of territorial bluff over the woman they are hanging out with, even if just for the day & while you 2 are hanging out. I don't know much about this guy or about your situation to say whether he likes you or not, BUT just based on what you've shared, it's obvious that he def. respects your feelings ahead of time vs. some guys waiting until it's too late to care

BUT there are 1 million ways you can look at this situation.
1. The fact that he brough this friend along might symbolize that he wanted his friend to meet/hang with you so that after the day is over, he can get positive/negative feedback from his friend, whose opinion probably matters. His friend flirting with you could be an indication that even his friend feels you are such a good catch that even HE can't control hiself.
2. However, him bringing along a friend as a 3rd wheel, & especially after knowing that his friend is most likely to offend you could also be a bad thing. Some guys are like chicks, whereas they like to bring along another friend whose most likely to cause the most distractions so they can avoid the reality of things/hide their lack of interest in the person.

1. He might've told you about his friend's ways b/c he generally cares & wanted to play it safe, just in case you got offended by his friend's behavior & got offended later.
2. However, he might've warned you about his friend as a way of testing you to see how you'd react. Some guys will test the woman they are slightly interested in on loyalty. They'll purposely bring their hottest or most flirtatious friend along for the ride/date to see how much the woman feeds into the game or not. If the woman feeds into it & flirts back, BAD move b/c it shows the man that he can't trust this woman around his closest friends, & we all know that a man will never see that kind of woman as long-term potential.

I mean there's so many diff. ways you can look at this situation. I hope this isn't the ONLY scenario/thing that gives you the impression that he's interested in you. I hope he's actually came out & vocally told you that he likes you, along with other things that are indicators that a guy is interested. Use your intuition to get the answer to this question too.

Thank you so much for your insights. I'm just utterly confused. We'll go out alone and have a great time and then he'll add this guy in the mix at the last minute which I played like I don't care. He's like I'm bringing your fav person. Sometimes I feel he is testing me to see how I react.

I feel so hs telling him my true feelings bc I think a guy should pursue a girl not the other way around. Either he's scared, testing me, or isn't into me and this is why he brings a mutual friend in. I am confused.