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I'm 13 and there's a boy in my class that i'm totally infatuated with. I've been friends with him for about a year. Whenever I'm around him I'm just happy and love making him laugh. Whenever I have a conversation with him my ears get hot and my stomach is like the butterfly exhibit at the LA Natural History Museum. I love everything about him and we have a lot in common (that's why i was friends with him to begin with). we're best friends but feeling this way around him drives me insane. the thing is he likes one of my best friends (although recently she's apparently been getting on his nerves, and sometimes tells me she's being really annoying) sometimes we make eye contact and it feels like hes trying to tell me something but then we continue normal conversation. i could never bring myself to tell my parents, they'll jsut say "ohh thats so cute!" but i truly think i love him--i need some opinions? how can i tell if he likes me?

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try to flirt alot. or you could ask him out. it may not be love, but it seems you like him alot so just go for it.
Well... I'm going through something like that. I think he might say he likes your best friend to not make it obvious that he likes you. Hope i helped =)
Hmm since you said the word infatuated and know what it means im gonna assume your pretty smart, you and this guy should hang out more but nothing else! Youll only end up heart broken you should continue to be his friend, it will probably work out between you two anyways, just wait a little longer
well, try just being blunt about it. he may feel the same way, but is afraid you would say no. I think its worth a shot. it sounds liek you really likke him, so go for it! [[: good luck
Nobody is too young for crushes.
The hardest and best ways, is to tell him straight forward.... BUT it may break ur good realtionship as friend atm because he might get all wierd cause he knows u like him and he likes some1 else... so yea.... thats all i know i'm no love doctor lol... hope i helped
just like let it out. i did that one day. (but i got rejected)lolololololololololol
It sounds like this is just one of the many crushes you will have over time. It's hard to get over sometimes but you'll move on more quickly than you know. You're very well spoken for a 13 year old, hell for a 20 year old. Don't do what I did and let a boy get in the way of your education!
Welcome to young love. Unfortunately, you have no perspective, so you can't really tell what is hormones, what is in experience, and what is the real thing. This doesn't mean you aren't in love - it means you don't know. You think you know ... but since the vast vast vast majority of people do not end up with their first loves, you must take our word for it when we say that you don't know. So ... why not spend some time with him. You don't have to proclaim undying love - just spend some time - maybe go to a movie or something. Take it easy and let your mind and your hormones figure each other out. Good luck!
no you are not to younge go out on dates while yur still younge and beatifull and if you need to tell your parents so that you can go out with him then tell them and if they do anything embaressing pretend it didnt happen and o the guy tell him how you feel i am sure he feels the same way good luck
He does like you Just have a friend ask him if he would ever go out with you and if he asks you if you told them to say you didn't know thay said that.
This works every time take a sheet of paper write down the question you want to ask him, then make a check box for the words yes, no and maybe so. I'm 24 this work for me all the way through high school it's simple that's why it works, it's also non-threatening. It will work for you just find the right time to give him the note, but it is cute awwwwwwwwwwww... Puppy Love! Be good!
well hi i am sarah i am only 12 but this has happend to me and this is what you do ask him if he likes you and he will answer and say that you really like him and you want to be more than friends with him k and if he says he dont like you say that well it wouldnt hurt to give it a try cause you never know what could happen and i know how it feels to be in love the guy that i liked his name was zack and he is now going out with my best friend i was okay i guess but now i hate him cause he called me FAT what a jack ass huh :] but yeah good luck :]
well i dunno how a guy that age shows it (dont remember how i was at that age im 21 now bee awhile since 13) but me i pay alot of attention to a girl i like. like right now theres a girl at work i like and when i come into work i stopped and atleast say hey hows it goin or whatever and i may hug her (she hugged me first :-) ). also i try to be funny and sweet to her. but it really depends on the guy. he may be hiding how he feels for u cause he may not be sure how u feel about him. and if u were older i would say u atleast have feelings for him if not love him. but at that age its hard say ur old enough or experienced enough to truly and fully understand the meaning of love. i would say u definitely should listen to teardrops on my guitar or i'd lie by taylor swift u will like those songs trust me
13 is not too young for puppy love. As long as this guy is your age I think the butterflies are completely normal. Tell him how you feel by easing him into questions he has to answer with a compliment. Ask him how he feels about you talking to another guy. If his answer compliments you well or his isn't thrilled about you talking to another guy, I think feelings may be mutual. But remember once you leave friendship zone it's hard to get it back if things don't work out.
I was put through this situation A LOT in middle school and even through high school now. but i didnt do anything about it. and im telling you from personal experience that you dont want to always wonder what if. cuz plenty of boys who i used to like and i didnt tell them they told me years later that they used 2 like me 2. So one day while you are talking to him be like one of your friends told you that you and him would be a cute couple and kinda laugh it off, and tell him that you really dont know how you would feel about going with him and ask him what he thinks. he should tell you the truth, but he might lie if he's shy. Or you could ask a mutual friend to find out if he likes you or not. Or the old fashion way just ask him if he likes you, if he says no, he isn't the only boy in the world and just think you have so much in store for the rest of your teen years. GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!
Hey. I'm going through the same thing. I'm 13, and last year I was best buds with a cute boy at my school. He also liked one of my friends. But, she didn't like him. By the second semester of school I realized that I didn't feel the same around him. I had butterflies and blushed all the time when I was even near him. Then, it got worse. I was sorting Teddy Grams at my school. He had sent a Teddy Gram to my friend saying "I love you." I nearly broke down in tears. Soon, I started avoiding him because I the feeling of getting butterflies and blushing drove me absolutely nuts. At the end of the school year, I was able to tell him my true feelings. I wrote him a note that said what I felt. Then, I gave it to a friend to give it to him on the last day of school. This year, he was following me, always wanted to be by me, he started sitting with us at lunch. At first it creeped me out, but then I realized that he was doing exactly what I had done. Here's the thing, he's Mormon. We still both liked eachother. Now, we are between bf and gf and best buds. We could NEVER tell his parents. Mormon's aren't allowed to date until the age of 16. I told my mom. At first, she thought it was cute. Once I actually told her how I really felt, she understood. Yes, it's kinda weird when she sees us together. Does he hang out with you more than guy friends? If so, he's totally crushing. Sometime, you're gonna have to pluck up the courage and ask him. Maybe not you but write a note like I did. Trust me, he likes you. If not, don't cry. You'll still be friends. Just tell him that you were curious. Okay. Don't worry.
Here's a little secret about guys. The more important the girl he likes is to him, the harder it is for him to let her know he likes her. So if he kind of likes one of your best friends he may be more inclined to let HER know he likes her because he isn't risking as much if she doesn't like him back. Now if he really, really, REALLY likes you a whole lot more, then he may find it harder to let you know how he feels. He probably does actually like you back. Keeping you around as a friend is a lot less risky for him, and he gets to keep a safe level of contact with you, while he builds up the courage to show his true feelings. Now here's something else for you to think about. You can't have relationships with boys without taking some risk. You have to be ready to take a bit of a chance. Otherwise everybody will be just sitting around waiting for each other to send out some kind of indication that it is safe to let the other person know that they like them. Actually you are probably already sending out plenty of involuntary signals to this boy that you are infatuated with him, & I'll bet he's sending out similar signals to you. Unfortunately the two of you are too young, and wrapped up in your own thoughts and feelings to notice. Try dropping a few subtle hints to him, and see how he responds. Don't be too disappointed or discouraged if he doesn't get it right away. Young guys really need stuff like this spelled out pretty clear to them. Be patient. Good luck!