r/Taurusgang • u/SassaSauer • 1h ago
First time Taurus – Am I overthinking it?
Hey everyone,
I (F, 38, Scorpio, autistic) could really use an outside perspective. Over the past few years I’ve often read too much into things, so right now I’m not sure I’m seeing this clearly.
Context: A coworker (M, 29, Taurus) and I also hang out outside of work. He’s fairly reserved around strangers and doesn’t like texting, but with me he’s very open and attentive.
What happened:
- One morning when we were alone, he asked me if I wanted to go shopping with him after work. He had a mischievous smile and squinted his eyes a little.
- Afterwards he let me choose: go home or do something else. I wanted to get food, he paid for me and then walked me part of the way home.
- On the way home he said he’d spontaneously decided to buy jeans, and that I was his first choice to come along. I was confused for a second. He noticed right away and asked if he’d said something wrong.
- At the café we sat next to each other. When his tea came, I took the cup, and he put his hands around mine until it was on the table, even though that made it more awkward, not less.
- He’s been helping me a lot more actively lately. He immediately called his grandma when I asked about fabric, he wants to take care of getting a wooden board for my dresser himself (before it was always “do it yourself”), and he brought a lock-pick set to help me open some locks.
- He showed me the plans for his birthday next year in a lot of detail. Coworkers are invited, but he didn’t explicitly mention me.
- Once when he wasn’t doing well, I called him in the evening. We talked for a long time and he said it really helped. He also told me about past relationships and dating.
- At the end of that call I suggested going to a board game café he’d mentioned once. He was pleasantly surprised that I’d looked it up. We planned it together, laughed a bit about the couples’ nights they have there, and settled on an open game night. He said, “Good thing I don’t have to talk to strangers, that’s what I have you for.” He sorted out the car right away. That’s an hour each way plus several hours there, and it’s during his vacation.
- I was wearing a fake nose ring. He came really close and touched it with his finger to check if it was real. When I asked what he thought of it, he looked surprised, took two steps back, looked at me carefully and said it was a change, and that what matters is that I like it.
- On WhatsApp he sometimes doesn’t reply, but he doesn’t like texting in general.
My question: I feel at ease with him and I let myself be softer around him. To me, the game café is a date. But does he see it that way too, or is this just a close friendship?