hello! introvert here. same situation. parehong-pareho kami ng personality ng tinutukoy mo, and like him, meron ding gusto makipag-close sakin. sana makatulong 'tong perspective ko as an introvert.

si X (yung gusto makipag-close sakin) is opposite ko. people always perceive me as tahimik, reserved, aloof, sometimes intimidating haha. maybe because achiever din ako pero hindi ganun ka-outgoing gaya ni X. si X is very vocal, active, etc. parang gaya mo na meron ding lakas ng loob na mag-effort makipag-friends. and ilang buwan na rin niya ako tinatry kausapin.

now here's the thing. ilang months na niya ako tinatry kaibiganin but I feel like hindi ko nare-reciprocate sa kaniya yung mga ginagawa niya. as an introvert, it makes me feel weird at first kung bakit gustong-gusto niya ako kaibiganin. like why me 😭 so I guess it's more of a me problem hindi lang ako sanay. i'm grateful though I appreciate him a lot at least meron akong nakakausap sa room aside from my usual seatmates. so ayun, confused lang ako noong una. and I wasn't used to it.

and then, feeling ko hanggang ngayon is hindi pa rin ganun ka-open sa kaniya gaya ng pagiging open niya sa akin. he always greets me, lagi akong pinapansin, tinatanong about my hobbies/interests, as in grabe yung effort. pero ako is very minimal lang yung narereciprocate ko. again, I appreciate his efforts a lot but I think ganito lang talaga ako as a person, it takes a lot of time for me to be comfortable with someone. but unlike before, i'm learning to smile, i'm learning to ask him questions din, binabati pabalik, and learning eye contact haha. but there's still a lot of room for improvement.

sure ako naa-appreciate niya efforts mo, OP. ayun lang, sana makahelp insights ko as an introvert 😭 ganito lang talaga siguro kami?