(I’ll be using fake names to protect identities)
I had been friends with Rob for a couple years. We actually met playing Pokemon Go. He was cold and abrasive but once you got to know him he really warmed up. I felt like he had a thing for me but he never made a move and I was content with our friendship so I didn’t pursue anything past that. We had gotten drinks on several occasions but it was almost always with other friends and ended with us going our separate ways.
My other friend Jake was much more friendly right off the bat. He was married and a little older than me and Rob and he also played Pokemon Go. He was a little different than most people I know in that he didn’t swear, didn’t drink, and was very “G-rated”. He seemed to get nervous whenever anything dirty came up and never really had anything to contribute on the topic. But he was very happy to be in our friend group and, since he didn’t drink, he would often volunteer to be our designated driver.