How do guys treat their close female friends over a romantic interest?

A female age 51-59, anonymous writes:

Dilema!!! I have a great guy friend and as of late I've been thinking we may be more.....He's bought me gifts, we text A LOT and even until recently he never hugged me when we said goodbye, but the last few times I left he either made the first move for the hug or made sure to stand up so I would know he wanted a hug. The hugs were tighter than usual and one of them when I let go he almost fell because he was still hanging on. I don't want to read too much into a hug, but first he patted, then he rubbed. At times he seems to ignore my texts, then he writes a whole paragraph. There is some eye contact, but some eye diversion. Sometimes our legs touch and he leaves it that way, but Monday when they touched and the table was in full view of others he jerked away. Also, when we are alone he is very chatty, yet when others are around he barely speaks. I'm in my mid 30's so it seems I should be able to read the signs, but I'm not sure. I think I catch him staring at me, but he quickly turns away so I don't know if he's trying to catch me staring or if we just happen to look up at the same time. Our families are really close, so just up and saying something if there are no feelings there is not an option.....HELP.....PLEASE! How do guys treat their close female friends over a romantic interest????

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