Is his reponse strange or am I thinking about it too hard??

@AngelUnforgiven
I went to a concert the other day and two friends of mine were there. One of them I’ve always had a crush on but we’ve been in the friend zone for years now. The night went well, we got one drink afterwards and chatted. Then one of my friends wanted to leave. They came together so naturally the friend who wanted to leave turns to my crush and is like okay let’s go. My crush sorta hinted that he wanted to stay longer. In other words the friend who wanted to leave kinda was being a cock blocker lol but my crush slowly agreed to go with him. I was hoping the friend woulda left and let my crush and I have time together since my crush and I are closer, but they left and I chatted with ppl who were there, which was fine cuz you know I’m friendly 💁‍♀

But I was disappointed. I even shed a quiet tear to myself. I hadn’t seen either of them in la year….

So then the next day I was happy about the show and the good time but I was still feeling bummed about not having more time. I did reach out to my crush and casually said how fun yesterday was and that I liked the shirt he chose of the band merch. He was like “Yes! It was a great show!”

Then I was thinking to myself today that there’s nothing wrong w reaching out and asking if he wanted to go see a comedy show; trying to make a reconnection happen rather than moping about it…

So I text him today and say “Are you free to go to a comedy show tomorrow?” And an hour later he says “Ah I’ve got plans tomorrow but thanks anyway!”

Maybe I’m reading too much into it but - is the “thanks anyway” part a strange thing to say?

@MissNoahLenFoxx It might be that your crush is just being polite and saying no. Not a reflection on you or your relationship with him, just trying to be polite.

If he is interested in seeing you, he will ask you out. Trust your instincts that he's interested, but let him make the next move.

@GohantheThird I mean it is short notice and October tends to be a busy month with birthdays and halloween etc... but yeh ill let him make a move? I was debating replying casually like " No worries. Wish we could have talked longer the other night lol. Do you know when you will be free next?" ... or do you think it's best to just see if he makes a move?

@MissNoahLenFoxx something akin to "another time then" usually works for me.

@GohantheThird ...should I say nothing at all?...and then ask his schedule another time?

@MissNoahLenFoxx just be understanding. That's all you can do