I'm missing something, here. Were you waiting for the bus, too? I don't understand what the problem is, here. I believe that what you were doing with him is what is called 'small talk.' Every friendship, boy friend, neighbor, co-worker, heck, even stranger at the DMV, everyone I have ever formed a real connection with began with small talk.

Most people that ,as you said yourself, you know only slightly, are not going to share the private areas of their life with you, or you with them. Personal stuff is normally reserved for the very closest acquaintances.

Nice weather, isn't it?

-Fleeing Bellocq