scaredytiger said:
there are guys who are also cautious about who they want to go out with..
ie. have been in messy relationships and are really thinking about whether the girl is worth the possibility of that happening again - also the probability of their personality being one that wont work out well with them.
as opposed to "zomg lets go out i like you", theyre kinda reserved.
This is very much the situation I find myself in. Last relationship I went into, I went into too fast, and it ended up a huge mess because of it. So in my case these days, I won't make any move until I have liked the person on a serious level for at least 3 or so months. I have no problem in actually asking a girl out when the time is right, but until that time, I would choose to keep it on a good friends basis. I feel that this gives me enough time to make sure the decision is more than emotional plus it's more fair on both people in the relationship - knowing your both taking it seriously and it's not just a whim