Men of SW: have you ever kept your feelings hidden from someone you liked?

OMG ~ All The Time ~ Every Day ~ And When They Slip Out...,
They may even try unsuccessfully to deny them.

If I like someone in some way, maybe I'd ask them out to coffee or for a handshake where I have the privilege of buying them a coffee?

Who really knows what a guy thinks?
Even we don't know what we're thinking most of the time....

But yeah, guys say all kinds of shit and we mean most of it and sometimes shit slips out and we don't even know what the hell to say after that.

But it's all good and maybe someone else has a better answer for this question?

But I'm pretty sure if a guy shows an inkling of interest there may be a certain amount of interest involved as it came from a mind that works off of the Mostly Logical.

Some interesting responses here. Thanks for the insight, gentlemen ^-^

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Oh, sure. Many times.

I have tried to keep them hidden, but people have told me that my feelings, (if I am really liking and/or interested in someone in a romantic way,) show in my face.

Many times..I was very shy when I was younger.

I grew out of it.

Yes I did but that's because the woman was married.

Us men are fragile so yes

I gave up a long time back

Some love has romance and some love doesn't. Sometimes people aren't available and that is fine just hope they are treated well and they are happy and that is honestly enough.

No, I'm pretty straight forward.

I try to keep it to myself when I like someone. I think some of it is fear of rejection. I know I look nothing like any of the men you ladies post drool posts about. When I like a woman, I wait and observe. To see if they had someone, were they kind, etc.

It doesn't help that someone showed they were shallow and callous. That really made me pull back.

The bottom line is I don't see it as shy. I see it as being wary and guarded.

It's not always a matter of shyness. A wise man guards his heart if there is a chance that the feelings are not mutual.

I hide stuff all the time.

Yes

yes I chat with women all the time just to see if it goes anywhere. I'm not going to ask for her number if there's nothing.