Matt,
that is great solid advice I will keep in mind when trying to develop friendships. Some times when I see people like him I think that he is not vulnerable, but I have been trying to remember that all people have their hardships. I know with him I need to be a good communicator, accepting and empathetic. I struggle with opening up, and I usually do not have the best self-esteem, and maybe that has been one of the reasons why we may not have connected completely.

Brian,
I think it is better to communicate with him in person, especially since every time I have texted him it hasn’t gone well. Maybe a letter would be different but I think that would be something better saved for a different time.
I some times doubt that he actually wants a connection. We occasionally end up seeing each other at school and besides that I never see him. Currently I see him maybe once a week if I am lucky. he never puts an effort toward meeting outside of school, and I won’t anymore because I feel like I am bothering him. This to me is so stupid and frustrating because we have the same interests that we don’t often share with many people.
I saw him last week at a program at school where we both work, and it was extremely awkward and I do not even know why. We didn’t even really talk. So things are not going well thus far. I am not so sure this is something that can be “fixed” and I do not know when it is the time to just let it go. I am starting to feel like if a friendship was going to happen it would have by now.