help deciphering scorp man

He is new in town and we work together. Over the weekend, we were working one afternoon and he suddenly asked me out to coffee. I wasn't sure whether he meant it as a platonic date to become friends or whether he is interested in more, but I accepted anyway. However, instead of coffee, I suggested that we go eat since I hadn't eaten all day.

Conversation at the restaurant was good..but there were definitely some awkward silences. He asked me a lot of questions about my family, my interests, etc., etc...and during this time I got the vibe that maybe he was interested in dating. Then, as we were walking back to the office, he asked me if I was going home (since he knew I was about to leave the office when he asked me for coffee) and I said I had to pick up a book that I left at the office first.

Once we got back to the office, he went straight to work and when I grabbed my book and said, "see you later" he just tersely and stoically said, "bye, good night" without even looking up from his computer. So that made me feel like maybe it was just a friendly thing? IDK. I'm confused. Any thoughts would be great. Thanks!

Thanks for the reply Ferdy. That makes sense. We did disagee on certain issues during the conversation. It just didn't make me feel good - how he didn't even make an effort to be friendly afterwards.

Ray's Heart is right!
It was just "One" lunch
Also remember in time, Scorpio's "Test" you and you dont even know it.
They are deep and very hard to work out.
They are also "masters of disguise" if he likes you in a certain way, youll know when "HE" wants you to know
Just coz he didnt look at you when he said goodbye, means nothing.

Thanks for the replies everyone! Your thoughts make me feel better about the situation.

@ Ferdy: It's just so strange because he was still joking around with me when we were talking back to the office. I would guess that he at least enjoyed the lunch at a friend level...so when he was so rude when I said goodbye, it just awful for me.

We work together so I'm sure to run into him. I hope he will be nice, because if not, it would just be awkward from now on. I'm hoping maybe he was just out of character since he had some bad news regarding a project and was feeling bad about it, and was also afraid to tell the boss about it.

@ Ray''s heart: You're right that my expectations were off. I have never had someone not enjoy a conversation with me (not trying to sound arrogant) and never had someone afterwards be so rude to me.

@ dogsbody: I know what you mean by the "test" since I am also a scorp...but if I liked someone, I would never be rude to them. But then again, I would never be rude to anyone. I just doesn't make sense for him to act so cold once we were back at the office.

*walking back to the office

lol

Everyone's pretty much saying he was just feeling me out, so to speak, which is fine, since I don't know how I feel yet. What bothered me was how cold and rude he acted after the lunch - not something I deserved.

@virgogotme: Lunch and "see you later" is more friendly and non-suggestive than coffee and "bye, goodnight" in my opinion. I would grab lunch with a friend, but never coffee...at least not in the setting of sitting down to talk over coffee, and "see you later" is how all my friends say bye to eachother - informal and chill. My point is, maybe the misunderstanding lies in a difference in demographics? In any case, I am sure I didn't come off too strong.

@sagigoat: It's not for nothing that I took a liking to him. Up until that rude goodbye he has been extremely sweet and nice and playful. It was like a 360...which is why I was miffed.

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So I saw him today for the first time since the rude goodbye. He was extremely nice and playful again. He spoke first and said, —Hey, it's miisha!?? I replied, nonchalantly, —Yes, it's only me?? in a stern voice. He proceeds to ask me how I am doing, etc and I replied that I was good. I got to work without making any more small talk. A few minutes later, I asked in a nice-mannered, professional tone whether I could use the computer by his desk (The computer has a unique program on it that everyone in the office commonly uses when they have to do certain analysis — it just happens to be sitting on his (big) desk, i.e., it was strictly business). Then, instead, he told me to use the program on his personal computer, which is newer and better (i.e., it was a nice gesture). I said —thanks?? and started working away. Then he started making small talk, etc, etc, and of course, made me laugh. He asked me if I wanted to see some pictures on his computer and I said sure. We spent some time looking at the pics together and it was nice — he was teasing, making jokes, etc.

When I was leaving for the day, I said —bye?? and he replied, —Bye??_hope X works out.?? (X is something I had mentioned while we were chatting over pictures earlier in the day). Of course, he still didn't look up from his computer. So, I guess that is just his own idiosyncrasy, although not a very nice one..

So I saw him today for the first time since the rude goodbye. He was extremely nice and playful again. He spoke first and said, "Hey, it's miisha!" I replied, nonchalantly, "Yes, it's only me." in a stern voice. He proceeds to ask me how I am doing, etc and I replied that I was good. I got to work without making any more small talk. A few minutes later, I asked in a nice-mannered, professional tone whether I could use the computer by his desk (The computer has a unique program on it that everyone in the office commonly uses when they have to do certain analysis - it just happens to be sitting on his (big) desk, i.e., it was strictly business). Then, instead, he told me to use the program on his personal computer, which is newer and better (i.e., it was a nice gesture). I said, "thanks" and started working away. Then he started making small talk, etc, etc, and of course, made me laugh. He asked me if I wanted to see some pictures on his computer and I said sure. We spent some time looking at the pics together and it was nice - he was teasing, making jokes, etc.

When I was leaving for the day, I said "bye" and he replied, "Bye, hope X works out." (X is something I had mentioned while we were chatting over pictures earlier in the day). Of course, he still didn't look up from his computer. So, I guess that is just his own idiosyncrasy, although not a very nice one..

So the scorp guy asked me to lunch the other day. I agreed and we had a nice time chatting, laughing, etc. Then, later that day he sent me an email asking if I had plans for the night. I'm not sure if that was his a half-baked attempt to ask me out or whether he was just looking for someone, a friend, to hang out with since he is new in town. In any case, I missed his email and didn't get back to him until the next day.

So what do you think? Interested or not? If he is indeed interested, should I take offense to his half-attempt? (if that makes sense).