Based on the context and the answer, generate a question. 

Context: I first met him when I changed schools and his friend took me to my 9th grade prom . Things did n't work between myself , and his friend obviously . After that Alex and I continued to talk on AIM had occasional study halls together and whatnot , I ' ve always had a thing for him and he had one for me too apparently , but nothing ever came of it . The timing was always pretty horrible .

Answer:

They were never single around the same time .



Why did the narrator and the boy from school never date ?