Is it normal that i want to give this guy a chance?
I know this guy has liked me for years, but just this year we started talking. He's always nice to me and we only went out once about 2 months ago. After we went out, his friend (who is also my friend) started warning me about him. He said that I shouldn't date him because he uses girls and doesn't want a real relationship. I also heard many similar rumors. I didn't know what to think. But anyway I laid off this guy that likes me, only talking to him here and there. Later on I found out that my friend had told him that I liked someone else, which was a lie to get him to back off of me. I know my friend was just looking out for me, but I was upset that he did this because now it's going to be harder for me to find out if he wants a real relationship or not. After he heard this he did stop talking to me slightly, but recently we've been talking a lot more.
I want to give him a chance, but i'm scared of what people would think if I went out with a guy with a bad reputation...