So you want to know if a guy likes you? Some guys can be hard to read if they don’t just come right out and tell you they like you.
The good news is that a guy’s body language can be a big giveaway when it comes to figuring out if he likes you.
There are certain things guys do subconsciously when they like a woman. If you know what signs to look for, you can decode his body language and find out if he’s crushing on you.
Here is a list of 24 signs a guy likes you. If a guy did only one of these things, it probably wouldn’t tell you much. But if he does a bunch of them, then you can be pretty sure he likes you.
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1. He smiles at you
If you notice a guy smiling at you, it’s a pretty good indication he likes you. It’s natural to smile at someone you like, but how do you know if it means something more? Try to notice how often he smiles at you. If he seems to smile at you a lot more than would seem normal, he probably likes you. If he seems to smile at you whenever you lock eyes, for no apparent reason, he probably likes you.
2. He maintains eye contact with you
If a guy makes eye contact with you and it feels prolonged, even just a fraction of a second longer than would seem normal, he is most likely interested in you. Especially if he flashes you a big grin at the same time.
3. You catch him staring at you
Have you ever caught a guy staring at you, and he suddenly turns away? If you catch him once, it could be a mere coincidence. But if it happens more than once, chances are he likes you. Provided you aren’t doing or wearing something absurd or have food on your face, he’s probably into you.
4. He’s always around
If a guy is always walking near you, sitting next to you, or just seems to pop up wherever you are, those are all good signs that he is interested and trying to find opportunities to get closer to you.
5. He stands a little too close
If you feel as though a guy is invading your personal space just slightly, this could be a major sign that he likes you. Take note of the distance between you when he’s around. If he’s a little bit closer than he should be, he probably likes you. If you move in a little and he doesn’t step back, it means he’s receptive. If he responds by getting even closer, you can be pretty certain he really likes you.
6. He leans in, shoulders square to you, without turning his back
If a guy leans in facing you with his shoulders square to you, and rarely turns his back, that kind of body language is a good indication he’s interested in you.
7. His legs, feet, or toes are pointed towards you
When a guy is interested in you, he may subconsciously point his legs, feet, or toes towards you. People tend to point their feet in the direction of where they want to go or who they are interested in.
8. He stands tall
When a guy likes you, he may subconsciously stand up taller, push his chest out, and tuck his stomach in to impress you and appear more masculine. If a guy is slouching and suddenly stands up taller when he sees you, this could indicate he’s subconsciously trying to impress you.
9. He mirrors your body language
People tend to subconsciously mirror each other’s actions when they are listening to one another intently. If a guy mimics your body language, this could be strong indication of his interest because it means he’s focused on you. Try leaning forward, touching your hair, taking a sip of your drink, or resting your chin on your hand. If a guy likes you, he might start copying your gestures without even realizing he’s doing it.
10. He touches you
If you notice a guy making a lot of unnecessary physical contact with you, he probably likes you. He might brush against your arm, pat you on the back, put his hands on your shoulders, touch his leg to yours, or give you a lot of hugs. The more physical contact he makes, the more obvious it is that he likes you.
11. He raises his eyebrows
If a guy raises his eyebrows in response to something you say or do, it could be an indication of his interest in you. On its own, this might not be enough to tell if a guy likes you, as it could just be a friendly, non-flirty facial expression, so watch out for other signs too.
12. He grooms himself
If a guy starts grooming himself when he sees you, he may be subconsciously trying to look good around you. If he starts fixing his hair, brushing the lint off his clothes, or straightening his tie, it could mean that he likes you.
13. He’s nervous, awkward, or clumsy around you
If a guy acts nervous, blushes, gets flustered, or is just awkward around you, he probably likes you. He’s most likely nervous about making a good impression.
14. He laughs at your jokes
If he laughs at your jokes, even when they aren’t that funny, it’s a good sign he likes you.
15. He shows off
If a guy tends to show off a lot around you, he probably likes you and is just trying to get your attention.
16. After he says or does something funny, he looks at you for a reaction
Let’s say a guy tells a joke or does something funny in a group and everyone around starts laughing. If he looks at you first to see your reaction, it’s a sign he likes you because he wants to make sure you noticed and laughed too.
17. His behavior changes instantly
If a guy’s behavior changes the minute he sees you, that could be a sign he likes you and is trying to impress you. If he’s in a group and he’s laughing or acting rowdy, he might instantly quiet down when he notices you. Or he might have been quiet and then suddenly gets louder and tries to become the center of attention to impress you.
18. He treats you differently
Watch how a guy acts around his friends or other girls. If he treats you differently, that could be a sign he likes you.
19. He’s protective
If a guy likes you, he may start to act protective of you. He might give you his jacket if you’re cold. Or if you are walking through a crowded place, he might position himself in front of you to push away the crowd.
20. His friends tease him around you
If you’re around a guy when he’s hanging out with his friends, and they know he likes you, they may tease him subtly. Watch how his friends act around you. If they turn towards him, smile at him, punch him in the arm, or smirk knowingly, they’re probably messing with him because they know he likes you.
21. Acts annoyed or jealous when you talk to other guys
If a guy is keeping an eye on you and looks jealous or annoyed when you’re talking to another guy, he probably likes you. He might try to look like he’s not paying attention, but he’ll keep tabs on you to see if you’re interested in the other guy. He might even sigh or walk away.
22. Watches you while he flirts with other girls
If a guy’s watching you while he’s flirting with another girl, he’s probably trying to get your attention and gauge your reaction to find out if you like him. Why else would he be looking at you when he’s supposed to be flirting with someone else if he didn’t like you?
23. He hangs around one second longer
When you’ve been talking to a guy, and he’s about to leave, but then stays one second longer than he had to, it’s a sign he likes you. That one second longer was a moment of hesitation where he was trying to decide if he should ask for your number or ask you out.
24. He takes one last look at you
If a guy makes eye contact with you just before leaving the room, even though he’s busy talking to someone else, he probably likes you and wanted to get one last look at you. He was probably hoping you were looking at him too so he could lock eyes with you one more time.
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About Adrienne Mansfield
Early this year I had a class which this guy and at first he used to run by me and poke me and mess up my hair and just be super annoying. But then like three months later he’d get mad when I didn’t say hi and then he’d be rude. Then he started telling me stupid blond jokes because I’m a blond. But so is he!!!
Almost every other sentence he raises his eyebrows and gives me a dumb look. Then I started to like him and be awkward and my friends kept messing around and pushing me into him and it just got super awkward but I still liked him. Then school let out and I don’t have his number and it’s driving me crazy. I’m not even sure he really likes me. Ugh what do I do!
I am in my thirties and the guy I like is in his late twenties. I have established that I’m interested. However he said he was not going to date me or anyone. So we have remained friends. We have had two moments of interaction (not intercourse). We hang out quite often. I have been going out on dates still with other people because I’m not going to put my life on hold.
He does all the staring, watches my dog, sleeps by me when I ask, less me play with his hair, calls me by my nickname, lets me use his car…and on and on. But there are a couple times he has freaked when I touch him. I do most of the initial inviting…I’m just confused. I told him again how I felt and friends or not it is what it is. His response was.. I’m not always good with telling my feelings but I take all of what you expressed to me as a compliment. Help!!
Okay, so there’s this guy who lives in my neighborhood. Let’s call him Guy #1. He doesn’t do “everything” on the list, though. He always shows off in front of me, his behavior changes instantly, I usually catch him staring at me, and every time I stay the night with his sister, he comes into her room and bothers us.
He tries to sit by me. I try to scoot away, but he scoots beside me, even closer the next time. Every time he sees me outside, he comes up to me and tells me a lie, saying “this guy in the neighborhood” likes me. When I catch him looking at me, he says, “What are you looking at,” then sticks his tongue out at me and walks away.
Honestly, I don’t like him, but I think he likes me. I like one of his friends. Let’s call him Guy #2. We hang out a lot at school. Guy #2 gives me one of those little shoves every time he walks up to me. Almost every time I want to talk to Guy #2, Guy #1 tries to end the conversation. Guy #2 EVEN told me he liked me, but he already had a girlfriend.
The next day, Guy #2 broke up with his girlfriend. My BFF said that Guy #2 was staring at me, but when I turn to look, he says the same thing everyday: “Is there something on your tray that you’re not going to eat?” Then, when I was staying the night with my other BFF, she said that she was going to ask out Guy #2 for me. But when the weekend was over, and we went back to school that Monday, my BFF asked him out for me, but he said, “Sorry, but no. I just don’t want to be in a relationship right now.”
By the way, this happened in 4th grade. I’m going to 6th· Guy #2 and I started going out in the 5th grade, but Guy #1 is telling Guy #2 that I’m going to break up with him. Guy #2 is starting to believe that I’m going to break up with him…. Help me…
You’ve got to boost Guy #2’s ego by telling/showing/proving how much you want it to keep going and tell Gut #1 to back off, but maybe a little more gently so it doesn’t become awkward the next time you have a sleepover with his sister.
I’ve liked this guy for a bit under a year now. When I first liked him, I got one of my friends to tell him. He replied, saying he wasn’t interested in that kind of thing. I understood and decided to still like him even though he probably didn’t want a relationship.
Anyway, I got over him… But now I like him again.
A while back, at our swimming carnival, apparently several of my friends saw him staring after me while he was talking to someone as I walked past. One of my friends raised an eyebrow at him questioningly and he blushed and looked away. Many more instances have happened where my friends say they’ve caught him looking at me.
We are kinda friends, and I tend to tease his friends and stuff more than him at times. We have more of a teasing hate yet still friends relationship if you know what I mean?! But he ALWAYS smiles when he’s talking to me.
I don’t know if he might like me, and I’m not sure if I should talk to one of his frinds about it that I’m kinda close with and I KNOW I can trust.
I understand if you don’t know but… Can ANYONE help me? Even slightly? What do I do?
Well if he likes you then ask him questions and spend a good amount of time together to see if he likes you.
There are these 2 guys that I really, really like. They both do all of these things and when I “hint” to them that I like them they just consider me a guy!! 🙁 Ok so the thing is that when I say to them (at seprate times) “What’s up you guys want to go get some sushi? I’ll pay if I have to but you SHOULD pay…” and I always feel like a fool… And the bad thing is that they are best friends… so that’s kind of hard to decide. Can anybody help me with this? (I really need help with guys BIG time!) Thanks for the help! 🙂
Play the question game! Its a game that I play with guys to see how they feel about me… You ask each other questions about each other and it can be like would you hook up with ___________,____________, or ________… It is a really good way to tell if a guy likes you..
Rules:
You can’t tell anyone
You have to answer no matter what
(trust me this really works)
But you have to do this in a text or else it’s really awkward!
Go for the second because you wouldn’t have fallen for the second if you truly loved the first.
Ok, so there’s this guy I like at my camp, and I really like him. I usually make eye contact with him, and we have had some conversations together. My friend says that she catches him smiling at me, like when I’m laughing, and looking at me constantly. However, he doesn’t touch me. I get mixed signals from him. Help! I really want to know what is going on with him!
maybe the whole touching area is going to far and personal for him until he knows how you feel and if he has a shot. hope this helped. 🙂
Pro-tip: Some guys are going to be rather dense when it comes to initiating romance. I didn’t realize my current girlfriend of a year and two months was “hitting on me” for pretty much the entire school year. I hung out with her lunch group almost every day, she gave me dibs on her lunch if she wasn’t going to eat it, I occasionally drove her home if her parents were busy; it’s safe to say we were pretty close.
No matter what my subconscious was doing though, I never really thought of her romantically until she broached the subject. Since then, she has been the best girlfriend I could ever have hoped for and more, but more importantly I feel our relationship is a whole lot healthier because we were good friends before we were girlfriend/boyfriend.
In summary, if you’re his closest female friend and you know for a fact he isn’t homosexual, he’ll probably be willing to try going on a date, and he also has probably never really considered doing so before if he’s not super forward.
So there’s this guy whom I have liked since 7th grade (I’m in 8th grade). Whenever he passes our classroom, his eyes meet my eyes. I don’t know if he likes me because of that. Also, I’m confused because his classmate (in year 9) says that when HE knows that someone is crushing on him, he instantly avoids her. Theres this one time, he and his friend went to our room to put back a table but in the middle of it, he just left. Am I creeping him out? Advice please.
Well I’m not good with guys but no I just think that he is SUPER nervous around you and he feels that everyone knows he might like you. So just keep your faith up and if you have to google, bing, yahoo, or whatever you use to see how to make him see your true beauty! Good luck!
My guy friends are confusing. My very good guy friend has been showing me these signs. And funnily enough I like him too. So let’s name him “A”. So me and “A” are extremely good friends, and he’s very sweet. He even complimented me saying I have a beautiful, slim figure, and I’m the sexiest (hahaha). We talk quite alot, we laugh, we know each other quite well.
Everyone thinks we are a couple, or we’re somewhat dating. So recently I asked him if he liked anyone, and he told me that he liked my friends. He told me that he had a “thing for asians” (hello I’m asian). and we occasionally over step the friend boundary. He remembers all my memorable dates, and likes to keep me cheerful. And I got friendzoned. But he still shows me signs of “liking me” so what do I do?
I also happen to like my other guy friend. He’s extremely cute and sweet. We have a lot in common, and we always talk in our mother language. I always catch him staring at me, and he always waves at me when I catch him. Also one time when I was alone in class he said “hey come sit here”. He likes to play with my things and we always have a good time. He compliments me too.
So I guess I’m hoping you can answer my questions:
Does “A” like me or not? Is he playing me around and should I give up? Or does he truly see me as a friend only.
Does the second guy like me as well? Should I tell him that I like him? Or anything?
1. The “A” guy MIGHT like you but sometimes it’s dificult to flat out answer YES to that question, especially if it was out of nowhere.
2. It seems you both have a very close friendship, as a guy I have to say that I subconsiously “friendzone” my close female friends so he might be like that too. I can’t really tell you that he likes you or not because I compliment my close friend like this and I don’t have feelings for her, it’s just that I’m very very honest.
3. Now with the “B” guy, he could like you as well but try to not misunderstand him (or the A guy). Make sure he likes you and is not just some super friendly with you because my best friend (who happens to be asian, were best buddies) has been misunderstood by one of our female friends from our group of close friends. She thought he liked her because they were super close and he always plays with her hands and hugs her a lot, but he really doesn’t like her (only as a best friend). I felt kind of bad for her since we’re also good friends but he sees her like a sister.
So be careful, they may like you but they also may not. Try to make conversations with the B guy that may be slightly related to love and the like. IN CASE it’s too unclear but you feel like you need to know you SHOULD honestly express your feelings to the B guy and ask him to honestly tell you what he feels.
As for the “A” guy ASK him to specifically tell you who he likes (since he said he liked one of your friends, because he may really like her). If he DOESN’T want to say it, pay close attention to his face and ask him if it’s you whom he likes and to be honest with his feelings (sometimes we’re too shy about expresing it. At least in my case a little.)
🙂 I hope this helps in some way and I really wish you the best of luck 😀 ahhhh friend love is the best hahah
Well I’m a year 8 and the guy I like is a year 10… So it’s pretty awkward and he’s my cousin’s best friend. We started talking over 4 months ago, we pretty much talk every single night and a bit at school too. Whenever I catch the bus home we are on it together and whenever I walk past him to sit down he always trips me with his leg and turns back and smiles.
Do you think he likes me or not :/
There is a guy I really like. He is my best guy friend. We have known each other for 6 years now and idk if he likes me. Um… He does almost everything on the list, and everybody tells me he likes me. But Im not for sure. HELP!
Oh yeah he does every on besides 11 and 22. Is he interested in me?
get someone else to gauge his reactions towards/around you as well as when you aren’t there-which will determine wether or not he’s trying to impress you-and hopefully a fresh input will help. sorry i can’t help more but i’m in a similar situation and in need of help so i’m not the best. anyways hope it does help you. best of luck. 🙂
I’m 16 and I like this guy (he’s my classmate) so much ever since the first day of school during our acquaintance day. He’s the first guy who made my heart beat so fast. I don’t know if we were destined to meet, but before that I was wishing I could meet my ideal boy at that time and I can’t believe that it actually came true.
So now, we’ve known each for a month and a half and tbh, I’ve grown to like him more and more….but I don’t know if he likes me too ‘cuz the way he teased me is so much different than any other girls (my classmates), and it was very often. I always caught him staring at me, smiling, and we often locked gazes with each other for almost 6 second.
One time when we were all inside the classroom waiting for our teacher, my friend (a girl) asked me to go to the canteen and buy something to eat so I said “okay let’s go” and at that time my crush was standing near the door (inside of our room). My friend went out first and from the moment I passed, I could see at the corner of my eye that he’s staring at me. So… when we went back I was so shocked that he was standing (alone) at the stairs and he was staring at me. It was the longest eye-to-eye we have ever had….so please help?
He likes you.
I hope this is right because every time I think a guy likes me it turns out bad.
There is this guy I like and he has done almost every one of those. But I told himself he didn’t like me. Everyone says he likes me, and one part of me says he does, and one part says he doesn’t like me.
He stares at me a lot, smiles at me, he blushes when I’m around him, and a lot more.
Also, the guy I like gets nervous a lot.
So tell me what you guys think. Does he like me or not?
i think so.
So there is this one guy that I have huge crush on but I don’t really have the guts to talk to him. I think he likes me too because for instance we had a volleyball game today and he stared at me like three times. And we had a social the other day and he was like always around me. Like one time everybody was going to take a picture of something (including me) and he was right next to me literally shoulder to my shoulder. He also smiles at me a lot. Does this mean he likes me?
There’s this one guy whom I REALLY like, but I don’t know if he likes ME. My parents and friends say he does just by how he acts around me.
For example, he calls me once, twice, or even THREE times a day. Whenever I’m around or at the same place he is, he IMMEDIATELY seems to find me. When I ask for a hug, he gives me one. He stands closer than usual. He’s always tickling, and startling me to see my reaction. He asks if I have a boyfriend or if I’m dating anyone, and he says “Good. Cause I’ll have to kick his butt if any guy were to mess with you.”
I know all these signs should tell me that he likes me… But he just seems to keep giving me mixed signals. Like, he’ll say I’m fine one minute, then the next he says, “Don’t flatter yourself by my compliment.” What am I gonna do, and how do I know if he really likes me?
sounds like he likes you and then trying to hide it by covering up his compliments so you don’t see how he really feels. try getting a new perspective to gauge his reactions to you, both when you are and aren’t around to see if his behaviour changes. hope this helps. 🙂
I’m a guy and to be honest I relate to him lol. Like when I like a girl I’m generally very nice to her but sometimes I just love to tease her or compliment her and then take it back because I find it too embarrasing to flat out admit I like her. I dunno, he really sounds like he likes you. heheh xD
Would these be some of the actions if a guy likes you? I was drinking a sprite and I saw him ask for one and he could not stop staring at me and we drank the drink at the same time. Then he was hugging his friend Jamie and he was looking at me at he same time. We ended up staring for a long time. Could that be a sign? And he went pure red when a friend of mine said, “Can Sarah borrow your helmet Liam?” Liam went so red, I said no no no because I have a crush on him and our coach would get suspicious. She looked at Liam and I and when we looked at each other she looked suspicious (that was at athletics).
So there is this guy I like, and I’m really confused if he likes me or not. The worst part is he doesn’t live where I do, he was visiting here for a little bit. Sometimes he would be focused on me and my conversation, and other times he would be in a whole different world. Little things that made me think he liked me is intensive listening to what i was saying, bragging about different things he could do, when a conversation would end he would try and keep it going, things like that.
I wanted to ask for his number badly, but at the same time I wanted him to ask me for mine… Things that confused me is mainly just the fact that sometimes it was like he was not even noticing me, but i must point out that this was in a group setting whenever this would happen. The last day that I saw he was saying goodbye to everyone, I said mine to.
When he was walking out the door i hesitated to ask him for his number but quickly decided not to.. in this split second, since i was going to ask a little sound came out of my mouth, he immediately stopped and turned and looked at me and said what? And I was like no I just said bye.. and he slowly left (and I literally mean slowly). IDK if I screwed up big time cause IDK when I’ll see him again…
He has all the signs but why doesn’t he open up to me?? And he says that he likes another girl when I say that I like another guy. How can I be sure that he’s not just trying to be friendly??
he could be trying to protect his ego or make sure you don’t get too suspicious about him and his feelings towards you. hope this helps. 🙂
I dumped my BF now ALARM BELLS are ringing he does all that.