There were so many flutters whenever you were around this person in high school.

When you should have been paying attention in class, your mind was preoccupied with daydreams about him.

The dream of being asked out by him was persistent, making you giddy and excited about how that moment would unfold.

Notwithstanding, he never asked you out.

To make things worse, there were several moments in high school where you saw him talking to other girls.

Eventually, he dated some of those girls.

You were heartbroken.

It had you questioning your self-worth.

It took a while for the disappointment of never being asked out by him in high school to subside.

But, thankfully, you moved on.

There was life after high school.

You met men who actually liked you and asked you out, even dating some of them for short- and long-term relationships.

That said, no one you have dated and cared for since high school gave you the butterflies this guy did.

He was a high school crush that set your heart ablaze.

Now, all of a sudden, he has found his way back into your life, and the attention he has been giving you is so different from what you experienced with him in high school.

He is asking you insightful questions, cracking jokes, flirting, teasing, sending you memes, etc.

Since you aren’t in a relationship at the moment, you have been open and receptive to him.

This is so new to you.

He never gave you this much of his time in high school.

You still remember how often you would cry yourself to sleep at night when yet another school day went by without him asking you out.

That said, you would be lying to yourself if you didn’t acknowledge that this newly found attention from him is triggering those flutters all over again.

Be careful.

Those flutters can make you believe his intentions are pure.

They aren’t.

He was ashamed to ask you out in high school for a reason.

It’s highly unlikely that you have grown into a goddess since then.

You are still you.

If anything, you have aged.

As humans age, we lose our youthful appearance and often gain weight.

So, it’s not like you have become incredibly more attractive since high school.

The thing is, a man who comes back into your life like this is looking for an uplift in his life.

His life since high school hasn’t necessarily been as amazing for him as high school was.

He was probably quite popular in high school, whereas getting into the real world after high school was a different story.

Dealing with the harsh realities of real-life responsibilities took a toll on him.

Additionally, he has had relationships that failed.

His last romantic relationship didn’t end well, and he is still reeling from the emotional repercussions of it.

He craves an uplift to his spirits.

An ego boost.

He remembers you liked him back in high school and surmises you would be an easy target to use as an ego boost.

That’s when you suddenly hear back from him after years of silence.

He turns on the charm hoping to give you the same butterflies you felt for him back in high school.

Don’t fall for this.

If you were to take him up on his offer of a date, it only opens you up to future heartbreak.

Once he has gotten all the ego boost he wants from you, he will ghost you.