Was there any observable interest in return? Did he flirt back?

Yes, sadly, he did.

I think he may have been in love with some girl back in Palestine. It was some sort of doomed love affair since she was Muslim and he was Christian and never shall the twain meet.

Aaron, I am the hopeless, traditional feminine, who enjoys offering the little, discrete "nudges" of suggestion. :-)

Oh, given any interest in return, then you can seduce him if only you put your mind to it.

Back on topic: Yes, attention is value, qualatatively. http://www.FoolQuest.com

Now, would my goal really be suduction as that seems rather superficial and short term.

I tried! Well, not very aggressively, but I thought I would make him fall in love with me.

GOOSE EGG.

What if you did, but never realized simply because neither of you dared break the ice?

Thinking makes it so. Oh yea of little faith!

Aaron,

I've spent the last 8 years as a divorced woman, so I've had to be "in charge" of so much. I'm good at it, or at least can manage it, otherwise I would have easily feel into the typical trap of rebounding into a new relationship quickly after the papers were signed. Honestly, I'm tired of being in control and in charge. I may be good at it, but that doesn't mean I like being in that role. I'm a bit tired of it. I'd much rather have a guy whom I could lean on and know he's in charge and able to manage. Let me be the strong, supportive (but not always silent---okay, rarely silent, hard for me to keep my mouth shut at times) partner anyday!