The guy I fancy keeps blanking me – but why?

DEAR DEIDRE: A GUY I fancy at college keeps blanking me – and it hurts.

There’s a boy in my class who I get on with really well and have a crush on.


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But I’m quite shy and sometimes I don’t know what to say to him, so I lose my nerve and ignore him.

Whenever I do this, instead of asking if I am OK, he blanks me. He will make a point of speaking to everyone else.

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Can you explain his behaviour?

We’re both 18.

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DEIDRE SAYS: It sounds as if he is taking it personally when you appear to ignore him, so he ignores you back.

Perhaps he likes you too but is struggling to know where he stands with you.

My support packs on Shyness And Social Anxiety should be helpful.

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