Crush

I think I have a crush on someone, but I am not whether or not I should act upon it. I have had crushes in the past but they usually go away after getting to know the person. For example: I had a crush on the Argentine guy who used the computer lab that I worked in. I never spoke with him, so I quietly admired him from afar. The one time we finally spoke, he had his really high voice which didn't seem to fit with his body -- sort of like Mike Tyson -- and the crush instantly dissipated. The current crush is different because this person seems like a nice guy and I actually enjoy talking with him.

Over the past month I have been contact with this guy I met at my tennis club, and whenever possible we play doubles together. I presume we got along well because he invited me to come to his country club for a day of tennis. When we get together I am going to gauge the interaction between us to see if this is a friendship or something more. I am hesitant because I never had to be the aggressor in the pursuit of dating. Most guys I have dated initially showed interest in me, thereby making it okay for me to be the aggressor. I guess it is all a game, like poker; you shouldn't show all your cards unless you have a winning hand. I guess it is like poker? Seeing that I don't know who to play THAT game -- I will just assume that analogy will apply. With "marrying guy," he showed his cards too soon -- ugh, I already bored with the poker analogy -- and it caused me to fold. I am in limited contact with the person because the last time we hung out he made unwanted advances towards me. I told him that we can only be friends, but I guess did not compute AND he told me that he won't stop pursuing me. Yeah. So I am trying to avoid this guy and future guys like this.

I think I may start asking some innocent, yet probing questions like: "do you have a boyfriend?"; and adjust my line of questioning upon the response I receive...

... he just e-mailed me. How weird is that? Could it be a sign?