Why would it matter if I was? Currently I’m not in love. Maybe one day…

-Hawkeye

…no. I’m physiologically incapable of having your babies, seeing as I am, in fact, male. 

WHAT? WHY WOULD HE DO THAT? WHAT KIND OF MORON DISSES ME, THE MOST AWESOME OF AVENGERS?

He sounds like a moron.

But you probably shouldn’t kill him.

But for sure send the hate. Hate away! Start a hate campaign! GOGOGO! FLY, MY MINIONS, FLY!

-Hawkeye

Dude, I dunno. If they can’t tell by themselves, they’re a little hopeless, aren’t they? I mean. I’m sexy.

-Hawkeye

Well, telling whether someone likes you can be a little difficult. Now, if you’ve known this girl for a while it can be both easier and more difficult. Having known her, you’ve probably seen the way she acts around people she’s dated or wants to date, so you can use those interactions to judge how she’s feeling towards you.

However, in my experience sometimes people are scared to let others know that they like them, especially when there’s a pre-existing relationship. They get scared that trying to push for more will ruin what they have.

That’s kinda what happens with me sometimes. For example, I was kinda infatuated with one of my teammates, but it took a near-death experience for the two of us before either of us could admit to it. Sometimes a fear of rejection is stronger than the feeling of longing. 

The best way to tell if she likes you back is to straight up ask her out. If she doesn’t like you that way, she’ll tell you.

But if you’re looking for a subtler approach, my advice is to watch her carefully when she’s around you to see if you can pick up any of those little flirty things that you’ve seen her use on people she’s dated while you’ve known her. If you don’t feel you have a grasp on those, then watch for differences in the way she treats you versus people you know she has no interest in.

But seriously. Just ask her out.

-Hawkeye

Assuming that being affectionate is out of his character, it doesn’t necessarily mean that he’s hiding something. Since you say you know he wouldn’t cheat on you, you must think he’s hiding something else? If it really does bother you, then just ask him point-blank about it. A lot of people will fess up to things when directly confronted, especially when they care about you.

As for the second part, if he’s ever given you a reason to doubt him, I can see where the fear comes from. It’s true that people can sometimes be fickle when it comes to relationships. If you really do think that someone else is catching his attention, then just subtly try to regain it. I’m not talking about anything overt, but a few soft touches can go along way when it comes to getting someone’s attention. Especially when they’re already in-tune with you like your boyfriend probably is.

-Hawkeye

I’m pretty sure that you can be in love with two people at once. It’s done all the time, after all. There are perfectly happy threesomes open relationships everywhere. It’s getting more and more common, actually, as people feel more comfortable and as the public gets less judgmental.

However, I’m not sure that you can be in love with someone you’ve never met. I’m sure that you can love them, but it might be hard to be in love with them. Of course, I might just think that because I’ve never been in love with someone I’ve never met. 

As far as reconciling the two loves, think of it this way: as you said, one of them is “imaginary” since you’ve never met. So focus on your significant other. But you don’t have to give up your love for this actor. Just realize that you have someone whom you love that loves you back and make sure you give them the attention they deserve, even through your fangirling and swooning over the other guy.

-Hawkeye

Well, that’s quite the conundrum, I guess.

But let’s think about this for a second. Back before people started getting really squicked out by it, incest was perfectly normal. And it’s not like you’d be hurting anyone. 

Incest is taboo nowadays for a few reasons, although the most commonly cited one is the genetic component. Apparently people, or any animal really, that reproduce while they have similar gene sequences, like those of relatives, have higher instances of disabilities and diseases. But seeing as the two of you couldn’t reproduce, at least not in the conventional way, that wouldn’t really be much of a problem.

So, here’s my advice for you. First, tell him. Keeping secrets, especially ones like that, has a way of forcing people apart, because the other party can’t figure it out and just gets confused by your behavior. Second, keep in mind that such things are taboo, and many people won’t understand, possibly including him. Third, try to be happy with whatever your brother feels. I know it could be hard to do so, but you need to respect his feelings. 

I’m not going to judge you for how you feel and hopefully he won’t either.

-Hawkeye

Well, first of all, if it was an accident, then you obviously didn’t know it was a doombot, right? And even if it was a robot, some of them are human enough that no one can really fault you for sleeping with it.

I mean, just look at Wanda and Vision.

As far as others are concerned, who among them hasn’t done something equally or even more ridiculous? Because seriously, there are much, much stranger things that go on around here.

So my suggestion is every time they bug you about it, remind them of something more ridiculous that they’ve done. And proceed to ignore their sputtering indignation.

In the grand scheme of things, sleeping with a doombot really isn’t all that bad.

-Hawkeye