Does my boss fancy me?

I'm a bit lost on this and thought I'd ask a mans opinion.

I've started a new job about 2 months ago and really don't know if my boss fancies me or not. I'm 28 and he's 37, not married and as far as I know hasn't got a girlfriend. Well when I asked him he said he was single.

All of those things have just increased the chances of him liking you.  The fact that you are 9 years younger, guys adore younger womoen, he's not married and still single, so he'll be feeling pretty lonely and will appreciate some interest from a woman. 

We always laugh and joke at work and he touches me every day. He's touching my neck my back, my lower back.. At the xmas party he touched my waist and went a bit further down with his hands.

Oh, yes.  He certainly wants to get naughty with you.  He certainly finds you attractive in some way.  The fact that he's touching you could mean he likes your body only.  However that is by no means conclusive, because whatever a guy fancies you for, he still wants to touch you.  What's important is you get to know him and look out for whether he wants the sex option of the relationship with sex option.

Over the xmas period we both went home to see our families and he's been in touch with me on private e-mail over the holidays (he didnt do this with anybody else in the department).

He wants to remember you and keep in touch with you while you are away.  It demonstrates just how valuable he sees you to spend his holidays communicating with you.

I have been away on business for a week and since I've come back he's been pretty mean to me.

That could be for several reasons.  It could be something you said in an email or it could be that you have had a break apart and he is unsure of whether you might be seeing someone and so he is being cautious with you.  It depends what you mean by mean really.  Women's idea of mean is far different to a guy's idea of mean.  Women's idea of mean can sometimes be he has not spoken to you yet, or he has ignored you for a bit, that is not mean to a guy it just means he hasn't had time yet or he's not in the right mood today.  A guy's idea of mean is slapping you across the face, or calling you a dirty slapper, some verbal or physical personal attack. 

There's over 10 females in our department and he's not touching anybody apart from me.

Just shows he has singled you out for some special treatment. 

He notices when I change my hair etc.

To be honest most guys notice a change in hair, the difference is some guys won't compliment you about it or mention it.

I'm just confused, does he fancy/like me or is he playing with me?

Usually it is because the woman has done something wrong that he didn't like or showed some disinterest in him by pretending she is not interested.  Or just completely gone over the top in her interest towards him.  Like mentioning marriage before she's even going out with him or attacking him for not replying to something as if you are already married. 

He's flirting like no tomorrow and all of a sudden he's mean. What does this mean?

I don't know because I don't know what you mean by mean. 

He's told me I should take him to my home town and show him about.. Do I take him up on that?

Yes, he's asking you if you want to do it.  So why not take him up on it. 

I'd really appreciate your opinion as I don't know how to act and how this is going to carry on..

I can't really answer properly because I don't have the right information but hopefully what I have put above will direct you to a possible answer.

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