Is my Taurus guy friend trying to make me jealous? Does he even like me?

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So I met this guy about 3 months ago and we became friends but I always felt that he liked me as more than a friend - he's always very affectionate with me and physical. But seeing as he wasn't asking me out, I figured that he was just tactile and he saw me only as a friend.

A couple of weeks ago I met a Libra man who asked me out and we went on a few dates. I told my Taurus friend this and he became very standoffish with me. Immediately wanted to know if I'd kissed my Libra man (I had so I said yes) and later on insisted on taking me and a couple of friends out to dinner where he sat next to me and tried hard to make me laugh all night (and succeeded, he's very funny!). The following night he pulled me close, apropos of nothing, and squeezed me tight. He held me in this beautiful embrace for ages and wouldn't let go. It was looooovely and made me think perhaps he really does have feelings for me! A few days later the Libra man I was seeing called it off as I said I wasn't ready to sleep with him yet and he just wanted sex.

I told Taurus what had happened and he said 'Look, you're not going to be happy until you're with your friend. Someone who you have things in common with and likes you for you.' which I saw as a heavy hint that I should date him...but he still didn't ask me out! A week later I invited him out for drinks with a group of friends and he said he'd come. He then didn't show up which really upset me as he didn't give any excuse.

When I asked him the following day why he didn't come he said "i was hanging out with someone". And when I asked who he said "She's really lovely and beautiful". I asked her name and he said "I'm not at liberty to say, it's all being kept under wraps."

So now I'm confused! I'm not even convinced this girl exists, it seems a bit convenient that he'd meet some beautiful girl a week after I start dating someone. And if he liked me surely he'd ask me out already, no? Should I just give up and move on? I really do like him but I don't want to be strung along.
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you're not being strung along, you're just reading too much into things.

the jealousy bit? they are possessive. it doesn't necessarily mean that they are interested.

the friend line? i found that is really common. they find comfort in basing their relationships on a solid friendship. my own relationship came from a being friends for a while first.

it doesn't mean that your relationship can't develop now that you are friends.

but in the meantime, don't wait around for him. he probably does have someone else, likely someone he has been grooming for a while now. just be friends and see where it goes from there.
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Posted by JohnTheBaptist100
Posted by london_libra
oooooh. can you tell a very naive libra how to create sexual tension? we did go into a sex shop together once...but we ended up laughing mostly!
I don't think we can help a person to "create" sexual tension... At least I can't. You either have it or you don't Imo.

Chemistry plays an important part in attraction.
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We've seen libras go down that path before. It hasn't ended well yet.
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oooooh. can you tell a very naive libra how to create sexual tension? we did go into a sex shop together once...but we ended up laughing mostly!
I don't think we can help a person to "create" sexual tension... At least I can't. You either have it or you don't Imo.

Chemistry plays an important part in attraction.
We've seen libras go down that path before. It hasn't ended well yet.
Lololololololol

Yes! I personally think it strange that a person would ask that question!

I feel if a person has to ask the question in the first instance, then they are with the wrong person and that the other person does not feel the same way....

Which is probably why the OP is here wondering about the taurus and the Taurus is after someone else!

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There's the belief that you can seduce a bull into submission. I don't know. Maybe you can. I've not seen it work yet.
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so he's been AWOL for the last couple of weeks due to family dramas (suicide threats/cops being called, etc) so that explains his silence. i asked him out for a drink to catch up and listen to what he's been going through and we had a really good time. hung out drinking and making jokes for three hours. he told him about the libra and he said i should expect pressure from men because i'm so attractive - hmm! he's offered to teach me to surf so i'm going to take him up on it.

honestly, i don't know if he feels romantically towards me or not but either way i want us to be friends and still be in each other's lives so i'm going to try and be there for him during this difficult time and just see what happens. i can be patient. i like him enough.
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When I asked him the following day why he didn't come he said "i was hanging out with someone". And when I asked who he said "She's really lovely and beautiful". I asked her name and he said "I'm not at liberty to say, it's all being kept under wraps."
This alleged beautiful girl doesn't exist.

I can promise you.

🙂

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So now I'm confused! I'm not even convinced this girl exists, it seems a bit convenient that he'd meet some beautiful girl a week after I start dating someone. And if he liked me surely he'd ask me out already, no? Should I just give up and move on? I really do like him but I don't want to be strung along.
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Humor him.

Flirt with him and call BS on his fictitious 'girl' story.

Try something along the lines like this...

"I would love to go out with you, but it looks as if I am competing with your imaginary girlfriend."

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Yesterday he came round to mine for a party (with a load of our friends) and we spent some time in the hot tub together 😉 Not just us, some other friends too.

Later on that evening he was laying on the couch and I could feel him staring at me. I let him get a good eyeful and then I turned and caught him in the act, expecting him to look away. He didn't, just held my gaze and smiled so I returned the smile. He kissed my cheek when he left and I asked when we could go surfing. He said Tuesday, but the ball's in his court. I'm not prepared to chase him but I'm glad we still get along well.