So, I am in a bit of a pickle, and so obviously I've decided to ask my favorite bunch of internet randos for advice.
(Please do not quote, this post will likely be nuked.)
Remember the girl I mentioned who asked me on a date? Well we chatted a little and met up over facetime or discord a few times, but lately we've hardly been chatting and having set up a meeting in what seems like a month. She made it clear to a mutual friend that we're just "talking" instead of "dating" and we haven't been intimate at all. We of course hadn't agreed to be exclusive or boyfriend/girlfriend. To be honest, I'm not sure if I'm feeling it at the moment? I mean she seems like an interesting person, and she isn't unattractive, but I'm not sure if we fit together. I feel like maybe if I get to know her better maybe I'll feel more romance.
Now remember the girl I mentioned having a crush on before? Well, it seems she might have a renewed interest in me. We were gently flirting not too long ago (myself I was doing it just for fun), and she seemed to respond positively. So I pushed the flirting a bit more, and she still responded positively, perhaps flirted back. Then I made the flirting really obvious, and she flirted back. This was mainly over text by the way. Bit interesting. Bit confusing.
I wonder should I have flirted with this girl while I was "talking" with this other girl? I mean we haven't decided we were exclusive, we weren't meeting up or communicating for a while, and if she flirted with another boy I honestly wouldn't care myself. We were basically indistinguishable from two friends talking. But I'd like to hear your opinions.
Secondly, what should I do? The situation with the original girl I had a crush on is just complicated at this point. I don't know about delving into that mess. Were the recent chats even anything? Was it maybe just playful? Should I maybe schedule another date with the new girl and try to have some more conversation and continue that line of communication? I thought about breaking off with the new girl but I don't know if I should do it. It seems like I mesh together better with the first girl, and I don't think it's just a physical attraction thing. If the other girl looked like her I'd still think I like talking with the first girl more.
Thoughts?
Also AP tests are tiring.