[quote]>Been talking to a woman >Hung out quite a few times >Talk a lot >She tells me that things aren't going so well in her home life (personal issues with an ex) >I suggest we hang out when I get back to take a break from it all (I work out of town) >She tells me that she's a mess >I tell her I like messes >Now she seems to be avoiding me and gives me one word answers when I text her There was plenty of flirting during our other talks, and hanging out, so it wasn't really out of place or awkward.. Without posting our actual conversations I guess it's not in full context; but I picked up on the vibe that we could be more than friends, not that it was explicitly discussed but it was definitely there. How should I take this? My initial instinct is to just pull back, and reel in my attention towards her; but I don't feel like "losing my progress" so to speak, because if she is/was interested I don't want her to feel like I moved on. Anyways, thoughts? Ideas? And yes I already know, OP is a fgt.[/quote]