So, some background information: I currently go to college and am living off campus. I'm renting a room in a house that one of my friend's dad owns. So, there's four of us in the house including that friend (call her Ruth), her boyfriend (them two will be referred to as Ruth&bf), me, and another friend. Since this is mostly about him, we'll call the "other friend" Luke.
I knew Luke last year through Ruth&bf. I thought we'd just be friends until he asked me one night for my number and if it was okay for him to ask me to go eat at a restaurant together some night. I told him "I guess so" because I assumed it was just as friends, but afterwards, Ruth&bf told me that it was an actual asking-you-out-type deal and I'm not interested in that at all. A week goes by and luckily nothing happens and I pretend that nothing did. Luke asks Ruth one day if I said anything about it, and Ruth told him "She's trying to forget it." So since then, he hasn't tried anything. (Although he did hint something at Ruth about me last year before school ended.)
Coming back to now at the house: Since Ruth&bf are always off doing their own business and having sex and whatnot, I usually talk to Luke since we both never see the other two. Okay, so I only see him as a friend, and I think he knows that as I have talked to him before about other guys and he also talks about other girls.
Okay, so last Saturday, Ruth&bf decided to get alcohol and the four of us hung out with another friend. I didn't drink, so all I had was my iced tea. Everyone else had their share. So apparently, as told by Ruth, every time the bf went to the bathroom, Luke would follow him away and keep saying stuff like "I think I'm gonna try to get with her. I think I'm gonna get that." I didn't hear this, but I did notice that he tried to touch me a lot when we were watching TV and I didn't want any of that, so I just went upstairs to bed. Ruth had told me before he had said stuff like that previously at a party we all went to once, but that instance was really vulgar and I really don't want to go into too much detail.
The next day, Ruth told me that he said he would try every weekend when there would be drinking (and he drinks EVERY weekend). I'm kind of stressed because I really don't need any of this right now. I only see him as a friend and he has told me the same, but apparently not. It's really retarded because the way he said it makes it sound like because i'm there, he can get it. He can't get the girls he wants and he's trying with me because I just happen to be around. Not only is that annoying, he always asks if I'm going to drink on weekends and that it wouldn't be fun without me. I really don't want to drink on the weekends and honestly, I can do without it.
Ever since that weekend, Luke's pretty much around me all the time when I'm at home. I constantly have to keep my door closed and pretend I'm not home. When he does see me, he always asks if I wanna do something, like watch a movie in his room or go some place to eat. I would've done it before, but now, every time I see or hear him, I just think about all the things he said about me and I really don't want him to think I'm interested in him. Honestly, I don't even "lead him on" or anything. I don't even know what that means... I'm totally a square when it comes to stuff like that.
The bottom line is, how do I deal with a house-mate who has the intention of trying to get with you?
I really don't want to confront him because I don't want to make things really awkward (I'm already getting annoyed with Ruth&bf). I'm planning on moving out and going back home after the semester is over (December), so I want to try to stick with this house thing until then, rather than looking for another place off-campus.
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IMO, I would just tell him you're interested in another guy. It wouldn't make things that much awkward with him.
I've told him that I'm interested in another guy and that the guy is also interested in me, so he knows that. It's just that, nothing is happening because he's away for the term, but he's coming back in 3 weeks.
