You said in your last sentence you want to ask him out but you really don't feel you want to get into a relationship. I think you are sort of answering your own questions in that you may or may not be ready for a relationship. That has to be decided first before you consider doing anything with him. It is fine if you want to just be his friend and have time pass to get to know him better and then see if your feelings stay the same or change. There is no rush to jump into anything while you are still discovering what your feelings are.

You are confused about where to go with your feelings so that means you need more time to get answers. It could be possible you are just infatuated with him now and that may change. Or, you may have genuine feelings for him that are still being discovered. The problem is if you rush into anything while you aren't completely sure of your feelings you may create more issues then if you waited to figure things out.

Being friends can be a great way to establish a trusting good relationship. Also, you have the ability to see what a person he is without having any type of commitment.

Take care,

Anne

Counselor