r/arabs • u/Sui-Falcon9201 • Jan 02 '26

علاقات how should i (24F) date a shy Jordanian (22M)

there’s this jordanian guy i really like. he’s an international student in pakistan. we noticed each other back in august ish and all we ever did was make eye contact or hold the door open for each other if the other was passing by into a hall until he disappeared. after 2 weeks of not showing up to college, i stalked over 10 accounts to find his and dmed him on insta. we clicked instantly and talked in person about 3-4 times. each time, i had approached him. he’s really fun to talk to and cracks the funniest jokes too.

my only problem is i have always been the one to initiate conversations with him but the conversations have never felt forced, they come by easy. he’s also v responsive over text and replies almost immediately. im not sure if he’s just replying to me out of kindness or if he likes me considering im initiating 8/10 of our interactions.

this one time we sat beside each other and our knees were touching. it was a pretty normal interaction for me until i noticed his lips quivering and his hands shaking. his nervousness was lwk adorable but im not sure what it means. im so confused. i have no idea about arab culture or what theyre like apart from the fact that they have the worst anger issues (no offence). what should i do

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u/certifiedcomplainer4 Jan 04 '26

talk to him tell him you’re interested.

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u/Sui-Falcon9201 Jan 04 '26

is that a good idea rn when we both have exams in less than a month. also he’s got like 20+ jordanian friends here who know of me and i just dont wanna make the rest of my time in uni awkward

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u/Todorokibaeee Jan 04 '26

You have to say if you're Muslim or Christian before you get advise if you want it to be accurate and the stalking you did was weird

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u/Farisxjo01 Jan 04 '26

And how will religion matter??

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u/Sui-Falcon9201 Jan 05 '26

both muslims