The Not-Date Date?

My friend Janelle is popular and keeps in contact with a lot of friends from high school and beyond. She has recently been texting back and forth with a male friend who broke his foot and laid up for a couple weeks. They have never hooked up, but he knows she thinks he's cute. And the last time they hung out, he was showing her some special attention. Unfortunately, her ex-boyfriend showed, and Broken Foot later saw them make out. No matter. Upon finding out she would be home, he said he would hop on his crutches and go out. And possibly even drive himself to see her.

This male friend is sexy. Former star athlete, good looking and nice on top of it all. He asked Janelle what she had in mind for their holiday weekend rendezvous, so she said "Anything!". He said they could work on details later in the week. Unfortunately, Janelle is now unsure of what to expect. Is this a date? Dinner and drinks? Or will they just be meeting up at the bar like usual?

I told Janelle to see what happens closer. Figuring out what time they're going to meet up would be key, as that might indicate whether or not they might share a meal. And if he says, "see you at 10:30" that will probably be the signal for Janelle to invite along a few friends. But how does she know? Should she press the issue at all? Probably not, because we don't want to pressure the poor gimp. But she feels like there's something there, and that it wouldn't be outrageous to think maybe they could go on a real date. Maybe it's too premature to decide. But we'll find out soon enough!