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The original was posted on /r/relationships by /u/ThrowRa-Royal_Ad6606 on 2024-01-21 13:51:23+00:00.
so there is this boy who was my classmate back in highschool. he became my first crush and we kinda got together. we ve been to a couple dates in the Christmas holiday but when we got back to school he was so shy that he kinda avoided me. that got me confused and i decided to take the lead and ask him what s going on. he said it was pretty hard for him to open up to people so i understood and told him we were gonna take it easy. but we were immature kids and it didn t work out.
2 years later, at the new years eve party he wanted to talk to me about what happened back then, but i was madly in love and almost in a relationship with another person at that time and i told him it s too late for that.
now, another 2 years later, i am single and the thought of what could ve been doesn t give me peace so i kinda want to get his attention somehow. the only way we still "keep in touch" are these socials like snapchat (sending random snaps for streaks, a thing that we do with multiple people and he knows none of my snaps are specifically for him) and bereal. so i thought maybe if i start sending him snaps about one thing we have in common, aka med school, he s gonna notice and reply to me. so far i already tried with a couple snaps, but didn t make him to reply. i don t really know other way i can draw his attention and also he may be thinking i m still in that relationship, a thing that can make it harder for me to get him into conversation..
i really want to start talking to him casually and maybe catch up, talking about what didn t work out, maybe give it another try. i have to mention i m also kinda shy and i don t really have any experience with chatting, so the option to be straightforward and just message him is off the table.
i feel a bit weird about me randomly getting back into his life so any idea of how to draw his attention?
TL,DR: i am trying to get a guy into talking to me again, without being awkward because it s been 4 years sincer we were a "thing".