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'So... does he like me?' - ANSWERED!

Having seen a thousand plus one versions of this thread, tried my own back in the day, and seeing the same answers trotted out which are invariably *meant* to be helpful, but aren't... I thought I'd answer it.

First thing to remember. Boys do not spend five hours thinking about the way you said, 'hi', and what that means. (Most boys) A lot of the guys on internet forums are unlike boys 'out there'. That is, they've read stuff on boards like this, and so on. Girls can analyse behaviour and words intensely. Boys are less likely to. So.

Rule 1: If the 'signs' are really, really subtle, to the point that only you notice them.... No. None of us can tell you if he likes you.

Flirting. It might not be easy to tell, but there are give aways. When a guy flirts, he will smile more, angle in so his body is aligned with yours, make a lot more eye-contact, and most of the time, becomes tactile - he touches you more often.

Rule 2: If he keeps his distance, but makes suggestive remarks, he's kidding around. Some guys flirt just because it's an easy way of interacting with a girl.

This whole body language thing. Boys aren't particularly subtle, as we've covered. If he's thinking about you *that* way, it's possible he'll 'accidentally' touch areas of your anatomy; his hand might touch the small of your back, your waist, your bum. It's more of an indication than just hugging and cuddling

Rule 3: If he's touching you a lot, in places that are generally 'attractive', then yeah, he probably does like you.

Smiling. Yes, it's nice, and guys look fairly cute when they smile. It's a mark of confidence, of happiness, of.... flirting? Sorry to say this, girls, but a guy *smiling* at you is not necessarily an indication that he wants to fling you on a bed and have his way with you. He could just be, you know, friendly.

Rule 4: One indication of body-language flirting is not an 'all systems go' signal.

And finally... You can describe his behaviour as often as you like, to a sympathetic audience, but what it always comes down to is... YOU are the one who can see what he's like. You're the one who interacts with him. You're the one who can steer the conversations. None of us can tell you 'for sure' if he does or does not like you. And it's not going to change whether he does or doesn't, if we say one way or the other.

Rule 5: Only you, really, know.

Reply 1

*skims list* Darn! He's just kidding around/trying to have interaction with a girl. just my luck...

Reply 2

i totally agree with that list....but what id like to add if u havnt already said itis..that EVERY person is different...some people are flirts, some r just friendly and some may be so shy they seem like they dnt like u wen really they r dying to tell u....wen i met my bf he was really quiet not much interaction...but we swapped numbers n after a few 4 hr phone conversations we went for a drink again he was really quiet didnt make much eye contact seemed a bit shifty and i 4t he didnt like me but i didnt come on message boards and ask strangersif they 4t he liked me..bcos they dnt know him..but he admitted he was extremly shy so we went out afew more times n 7 months on...we still together and its hard to belive how shy he was n we look bak n laugh about it now...but what im trying to get at is...everyone diff and talking to people on here may help u it may not...but it wont get u anywhere...if u wanna no if some likes u...U start
flirting with them....u start givin indications tht u like them..see if they respond...start complimenting em....and if all else fails just ask em!

Reply 3

cloudofcalm

Rule 3: If he's touching you a lot, in places that are generally 'attractive', then yeah, he probably does like you.



Eyes tend to be "generally attractive", but if a bloke decided to poke one, I'm almost certain I wouldn't take that as a sign of true love :p:

That said, I do agree with the gist of most of the post.

Reply 4

There was this girl I really liked.

I expressed this by ignoring her.

Reply 5

TheLameSaint
There was this girl I really liked.

I expressed this by ignoring her.


Yeah, this list is helpful...sort of.
But there are guys who go for the above tactic too.

This thread is nice, but it's not going to stop people posting about their individual 'does he like me?' situation.

Reply 6

TheLameSaint
There was this girl I really liked.

I expressed this by ignoring her.

That one i think guys do alot, i think it makes them think that the girl will what them more! It works for me, becuase i don't like being ignored :frown: It makes me want him more!

Reply 7




I can't believe someone was so sad as to put this into words. This goes beyond sad.

Reply 8

I thought I'd get this thread back up on the first page :smile: May be someone will make it a sticky (hint hint) and we won't get as many of those threads. Still, every girl will say, "no, but it's different with, because ..., so I'll make my own thread anyway" :rolleyes: