Brotherly care or something more?

So I don’t want to go into too much detail but I would love to know what other people think about this.
I [F 20] joined a college abroad a few months back, turns out a family friend’s son is studying in the same college. I never saw/knew about him earlier. Let’s call him X [M 23-24]. Even before I joined, my mom got his contact and would ask him about the college.
In the few initial days of joining, I did meet him but we didn’t talk. Saw him a few times in campus but no greetings or anything. Then one day I saw him outside, he seemed to be on a call so I didn’t greet. Later after going back to my rent. He called me. Talked as if we knew each other for years.
Whenever we met for gatherings after that, he has been actively trying to talk to me (maybe because we are family friends?), He’s super kind and caring.
He calls me to offer help, or even when he wants me to ask someone else something (like he can just call that other person)
It’s like i just came here and met this stranger who shows care. Maybe that’s just how he is as a person. Maybe it’s his nature. Who knows.
Let me list the things he does for me whenever we put for social gatherings-
1. Offers to bring me food when I am not eating + when i am eating, he always checks if I have eaten.
2. Helps with logistics.
3. Apologizes only to me when he is late for some gatherings
4. Offers advices when i didn’t ask for it
5. Finds ways for small physical contact
6. Gives me this cute eyes closed smile when we make eye contact.
7. Cooked and brought me food.
8. When i got tired but didnt express it, he noticed and got me a chair immediately.
9. Carries stuff for me, insists on me handing him the heavy things I am carrying.
10. Tries to make light jokes.
11. One time I caught him staring at me with a faint smile when I was eating.
12. His friend always brings X up whenever I talk to him.
13. Sometimes he tries to hold his laughter+ sometimes he laughs/ smirks when I do something silly.
14. Calls to check up on me + comforts me when I have gone through something embarassing and seemed super uncomfortable earlier. (He didn’t call to check up on other juniors)
15. Offers to escort me out of such uncomfortable situations, but he doesn’t offer such help to other juniors.
Theres many more things I want to tell in detail but yeah. So do you think he is being nice because our families know each other? Or is this a little extra considering I didn’t know him at all before coming here?

8 thoughts on “Brotherly care or something more?”
  1. He likes you and your families may think it would be a good idea for you two to date which isn’t the worst thing in the world, if that’s what you want too. Dude sounds like a genuinely nice guy.

  2. Could he be missing his family and sees you as a link to them?

    Could his mum have told him to take care of you?

    Sounds more protective than romantic

  3. He’s acting like a boyfriend/partner, this isn’t remotely normal behavior for anything else. Pretty high chance he likes you romantically but isn’t taking the plunge until he gets more information on how you feel.

  4. Yea definitely, this dude likes you… regarding the closed eyes smile can Humans actually do that, I thought that was an anime thing…..WAIT!!…..Is this Post fake 🤥…are you a bot😶..

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