Why Tim never dated Tadej, and why Tadej still wants Tim
Now first of all, Tim was never really interested in dating anyone to begin with. So before he even had a chance to think of it, or to find out that Tadej is in love with him, Nina was the one who fell in love with Tadej. And Tim, being a good friend to Nina, would of course never think of trying anything with the guy he knew she had a crush on. And to make things worse, Nina and Tadej started dating for a while.
Now here’s where things get a bit weird. Not only was Tadej off limits for Tim while dating Nina, this allowed Tim to take a glimpse into what Tadej was as a boyfriend. Nina wasn’t even his first girlfriend, and Tim had plenty of chance to see that Tadej, while he sure liked his girls a lot, wasn’t a too attentive and affectionate boyfriend. It was that, that turned Tim off to dating Tadej. But ironically, the reason why he was like that with Nina and other girls, was being in love with Tim. He knew he couldn’t loved those girls as they deserved, and fearing abandonment and rejection, he would always rather be the one to push them away, before getting too attached and end up getting hurt, so those relationships were short lived and superficial. What Tim couldn’t know was, that Tadej would absolutely be more affectionate towards him, if he was ever to get a chance with him. But then again, they never really dated, so it’s hard to say for sure how their relationship would play out. This is what let Tadej keep this ideal fantasy in his mind all these years, as a contrast to all the other failed relationship. The only relationship that didn’t fail, was the idealised version of Tadej and Tim, that Tadej held on for this long. And in this same contrast, Tim seeing how Tadej treated his girls, and how all the relationships eventually failed, believed he would only end up getting hurt if he tried dating Tadej.