He's not in love in the soulful, rest of your life sense. It's that awkward teenage crush/obsession thing. He fancies her something rotten so to get to know her becomes her friend. But then he's using the excuse of not ruining their friendship to prevent him from acting upon it and as a mask for his own inhibitions and low self esteem. She knows all this of course and is flattered. She flirts with him because she knows he'll never do anything. She likes having him around - it's good for her ego.
When she goes out with someone else, he's gutted but it's just a matter of time.
Then he realises that it was just a crush. Like when someone says something that lets you down and you see them in a different light. When her hair's cut, she's no longer the girl of his desires and has changed for good. This is funny. And true.
He's not in love in the soulful, rest of your life sense. It's that awkward teenage crush/obsession thing. He fancies her something rotten so to get to know her becomes her friend. But then he's using the excuse of not ruining their friendship to prevent him from acting upon it and as a mask for his own inhibitions and low self esteem. She knows all this of course and is flattered. She flirts with him because she knows he'll never do anything. She likes having him around - it's good for her ego. When she goes out with someone else, he's gutted but it's just a matter of time. Then he realises that it was just a crush. Like when someone says something that lets you down and you see them in a different light. When her hair's cut, she's no longer the girl of his desires and has changed for good. This is funny. And true.