Question Posted Tuesday November 23 2010, 12:43 am
19/f so there's this guy who sits behind me in english class. we talk a lot. and i flirt with him and he flirts with me. I've noticed that when i am doing something at me he'll stare at me, and doesn't think i see him, but i do, and i do the same to him. well he also smiled at me in class and then looked down and and smiled. i think i made it a little obvious. but i can't really tell if he really likes me. He tease me, like in class if i say something wrong he'll correct me, and when i walked in class one day he said your late, and i was like thanks mom? lol so idk and today i asked him for gum and he said he had some in his car. my class is on the third floor so i took the stairs, and he going in the same direction. and i asked him if he was following me but he just said what. and whenever i would turn around and kind of look in his direction he would smile. and ii kind of slowed down and he walked next to me and asked me if i wanted some gum in my car since i asked for some earlier. and he gave me some. it was weird because i wasn't sure what to say to him. i felt like he knows i like him and wanted to say something but i couldn't. i felt stupid for not saying anything, but at the same time i kept telling myself that he was probably just being nice, and to stop getting in over my head. in class i asked my friend if i should ask him to hangout. except for when i talked to her i said should i hang out with her? to not make it obvious. but he was smiling at me when i turned around so i think he knew i was talking about him. haha we talk outside of class like on other days when i see him around school. i mean does he like me? haha
The thing is, it's just as likely that he does like you or that he doesn't like you. I mean, yes, smiles and niceness are sometimes signs of flirting, but they are also signs of friendliness. I don't want to sound bitter, but I went for many months convinced that a guy liked me because it was oh so obvious to me. I finally told him how I felt and was surprized to find out that he had no interest in me.
So what I learned from this little experience is that a guy will typically pursue a girl that he is interested in. How long have you known him? If it has been many months already and he still hasn't tried to hang out with you or ask you on a date, then he probabyly doesn't want to. But if you've only known him for a few weeks, then maybe he is working up to it. Maybe he is trying to figure out whether or not you are interested. But see, that's the trouble with crushes: The more time you invest in them, the more time you pine over someone without taking definitive action, the more complicated it becomes. Regardless of whether or not he seems to like you or not, your instincts are in the right place. Asking him to hang out is a great idea. If he tries to avoid hanging out with you, then you'll know he isn't interested. If he agrees to hang out, then you have some potential. And, if the hang out goes well, then there can be future hang outs and happy outcomes :).
I don't know if he likes you. You don't know if he likes you. And no matter how much you analyze the signs the he is giving you, you and this guy aren't going to go anywhere unless someone takes initiative. So go for it! :D
JustJessOx answered Tuesday November 23 2010, 9:01 pm: Hey theree :)
Okay so what il start off by saying is no one here can tell you whether he likes you or not for definite we can only assume.
Firstly I would advice you to stop anaylizing every little thing that happens between you two. I know easier said then done its a common trait associated with the mind of the female lol we over think things.
Basically what i'm saying is go with the flow. Be cool. Be confident. Don't worry and stress if all these little things mean something or not && Just go for it and put yourself out there.
it seems scary I know everyone fears rejection but hey we never know unless we try right?
so go out on a limb. be more flirtatious there are definitely some signs there. So instead of thinking about them act on them! situations like this happen aall the time. Guy and girl over anaylise each others actions trying to figure out ok does he/she like me..should I make a move and turns out nothing ever comes of it because the people involved are too afraid.
You never know he could be working up the courage to ask you out!
Talk more & ask him out if he says no you tried right? its his loss!
I hope this helped && I wish you luck
much <3
Jess 17/f [ JustJessOx's advice column | Ask JustJessOx A Question ]
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