another update: hung out with the guy after work one night, had planned on staying for an hour or two, but ended up talking for almost four hours. He hinted he wanted me to stay the night, but I left. Plans are in the works for a night at his place. Probably not the best idea, but I'm looking forward to it. I feel like I might be setting myself up for disappointment though. I think I'm probably going to get hurt over this, but I might as well go with it and see what comes of it.