I think you are right and I think I kind of knew that. Thanks for being direct. As for asking her out, not possible right now. It may sound like procrastination or excuses, but it’s not. True, I would be seriously nervous, but I would not be afraid to. So I do want to keep it platonic. I enjoy chatting and flirting. I think you are also right about honesty missing here. I am hung up on this “fake infatuation” she was displaying. I’d really like to know what that was all about. And, I seem to be a persona-non-grata at the present. At least this time I have some idea why.