I really appreciate the time anyone who takes the time to read and answer this.
I just got out of an 8 month long relationship. I'm pretty much over the guy, as I knew weeks before we ended that it was coming. It was a pretty bland split, too. Nothing dramatic. I did what most single girls did. Went out with the ladies and hung out with different groups of people; did things for myself. This was really a big thing for me, because I am known to jump from one relationship to another rather quickly, and am trying really hard to break this pattern. In the midst of meeting new people and enjoying fresh company, I was introduced to a friend's classmate, and he and I hit it off pretty well. We both had the knowledge that we had just gotten out of a relationship, but it never came up. The night we met, we all hung out, drank, and had a good time. The next morning, he told me to "call him later," and instead, we ended up texting all night long. [I'm a little shy with the phone calls.] The texting went into the next day and he invited me to hang out with he and his roomates. That was a Thursday night, and I didn't text him until Sunday. Randomly, he texted me that he needed to "get out there" that he was newly single, and not ready to be in another relationship. He didn't want to "lead me on." I was cool about it and told him I was on the same page. He told me though, that he still wanted to hang out and talk with me and "if it's just strictly as friends, that's okay too." [I guess leaving open the FWB option.] I thought it was his nice way of saying "hey, let's back off a little," so I stopped texting him. Not more than 5 hours later, he texted me asking how the rest of my day was. We ended up talking all that night. Now, last night, he was the first texter as well, asking how the first day of my new quarter went. [Something my ex wouldn't even do!] We ended up talking all of last night too. I've been talking to a few people, but out of all, he's the one that's really been in the back of my head. I know that neither of us are near ready to jump into anything, and I'm making damn sure I stay single for awhile this time; but I don't really know how to read into this. I mean, as a guy, when you're not really "ready," what does it mean when you're staying up until 1am talking to a girl two nights in a row? There's a part of me that wants to get this great guy out of my head for the time being, because I have a feeling I'll cave into something we're not ready for and scare him off.