Whats the difference between a person being nice to you, or a person showing interest? How do you know if the guy is just talking to you or if he might be flirting?
1. They don't call you "sexy". They call you "beautiful", "gorgeous", "amazing", etc.
2. They make an effort to hug you. They might high-5 instead, but it really depends on the guy in question.
3. They DO find any reason to touch you in some way. Mostly it ISN'T in a sexual way. Its more of just an excuse to remember what you feel like, I guess. Its hard to explain...
4. He is always smiling around you. If you're feeling bad and he's around- he'll be smiling because he knows that he's there to help you- and that's like brownie points for a guy if they can help a girl out. That, like the above, is hard to explain.
5. He'll tell you things about himself that he normally wouldn't tell everyone. He opens up to you. Guys don't get a chance to do that when pressured to "be manly".
6. If you have a feeling that a guy likes you- you're probably right. Guys aren't the best at hiding it- and girls are even better at figuring these type of things out.
If they don't really do any of that, they are probably just interested in you as a friend.
fruitloop_91 answered Sunday August 17 2008, 1:10 am: Well it'd be much easier to know for sure if you hang out with the person more often, and at different sorts of situations ie. family gatherings, school, work, or just around friends.
The difference that's easy to pick up is if they're interested, they'll be joking about sexual stuff, around you. It'll seem like a joke, but deep down they probably want to take it to the next step and date you. But yeah frequent sexual jokes like that refers to you directly is a dead give away as a flirty gesture, and not a simple nice joke:)
thelaura answered Saturday August 16 2008, 5:34 pm: Generally, a person who shows interest will try to get into your personal space. What I mean by that is, they will try to make contact with you whether it's "accidentally" (brushing past your arm for instance) or being flat out obvious about it (hugging, trying to hold/touch you at any opportunity). You will also notice more eye contact, smiling/laughter, more speech and that person mimicking your body language. [ thelaura's advice column | Ask thelaura A Question ]
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