Crush Groove: Rx (part deux)

Continuation of previous posts found here and here.

I finally got a response to my email and it was good and bad news. The good news was that he felt similarly to me; the bad news was that he is taking a break from dating for a while to concentrate on himself, since he has been in relationships all his life. I understand his position, but I am not sure how we'll interact with one another from this point further.

Will there be an undercurrent of flirtation (consciously or otherwise) during our friendly conversations? I have no intensions of actively pursue him but at least he knows the option is available to him.

I might see him tomorrow at tennis and see how things go. I am hoping that thing won't be weird and awkward, but I get the feeling that things will no longer be the same.