I’m a 1st year grad student, and I have a crush on my RA who’s an undergrad. Til now we’ve just done small talk. This week he’s been more friendly, though. A couple of days ago, he invited me to a hall social. Then, tonight he ate dinner with me in the cafeteria. We talked for an hour, and we seem to have similar personalities. He acted silly, which he’d never done before. During the conversation, he mentioned that he’d been talking to a girl online, but that hadn’t worked out, so now he was looking for a relationship. He said he preferred older girls. Near the end of the conversation, he invited me to hang out with him and his friends on Sunday.
The only problem is that I’m in an LDR that’s not going well, and I’m sure my crush knows because we’re both on facebook and my status says I’m in a relationship. Should I assume that my crush’s comments about wanting a relationship were a sign that he likes me? Normally I wouldn’t even consider it, but my current SO is being neglectful.