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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I know a certain guy that shows 9 of the signs, but he is really shy and stuff when it comes to that sort of stuff. like for example, he will show other signs, but he won’t for a few encounters. is he catching himself from doing that? and he definitely treats me different than his sibling. he will share with me, when he doesn’t with his sister. and I have more ‘privileges’ so to speak, compared to his sister. like he’ll let me use his stuff, unlike his sister. he definitely doesn’t mind me entering his space. I really like him, but I’m too much of a chicken to say so. and I know this isn’t just some sort of ‘imagination’ because I’ve had this crush on him for years! I’ve been taking note, and I need an opinion on this. SOME ONE HELP ME! ;n; being a teen is dramatic. lol
Hello ^_^ i found this post to be very interesting as there is someone i like and he does tick some of these boxes. we work together so we have to act professional when round each other. Things i have seen him do would include staring at me, then when i look at him he looks away. I have spotting him doing this a few times. he treats me differently to how to acts around the other girls at work e.g. he is playful with him a.k.a tries to trip them up and taps their heads with paper. But when it comes to me its mainly eye contact and being close. But hes only of those guys that all talk and not much action, he barely texts/messages me yet hes always telling me that he wants to meet up. what do i do? move on? or wait
Now ill tell you how i act around girls i like. I will glance at her but not for just looking at her but i wana see if she glances or looks at me if you like a guy llet him catch you looking at him but only a small time dont hold eye contact. The catching is the #1 thing i look for then smiling around me and geting closer. Next if you realy wana hook him its mostly touching him like the small bumps and hands coliding. If he looks at you and smiles alot more than other people he probaly likes you now every girl i liked i totaly couldent read so one. Posibilty why it seems he dosent like you is because he cant read you and tell if you like him . Next the #1 thing dont like anyone but him i dumped my last girl because her and her ex liked each other and that realy hurt. You can controle guys beleave it or not as long as you are showing affection like grabing his arm and hugging it kissing his cheek or cuddling seriosly cuddling is like hipnotising a guy we will do alot but dont be too bossy dragging him around and dont yell at him realy treat him like a cute puppy soft voice and cuddling will go a far way unless hes a gothic, gamgster, or stuck up bossy dude then your on your own after all that if your in a relationship and your wana kiss him dont be shy hes probley waiting on you so if you realy want to go into a private area. Cuddle but when its time stay away abit as a stratgy the you fet closer and lean in this is to show that your leaning in grab his arm or hand and if he kisses you wait till its over then you must put all shy feelings behind and make your move after you catch your breath lean in and eather hug him or put your hands on his neck or head and pull him into a kiss but dont be to rough nobody wants to bump heads dont be a long kiss 10 seconds is about the most someone will fill comfritable at and breath dont end up gasping also no one i mean no one likes bad breath oh if you he dosent show he likes you or you have problems with him show determanation stay with him he will soon break and it may make him like you alot more if your cold rub on him he will like it he will alos get realy jeliouse if your flurting with other guys useing other guys stuff like there jackets but also if you try sitting on his lap or anything with your toung like french kissing he will probaly get supper turnd on and will be embarrised and try to get away form you to hide it but seriosly if you call him out on it but not like around people where they will hear it or find out and you accept it and let him know its ok he will never leave you and you will have literaly broke him he will be yours to command and you wont have to do any “sex” actions ir envolvement but about any guy will be turnd on with his girl friend trust me i have multiple times and its embarissing ive hide and im not one of them sexaddicts trust me its natural but if your laying with him get him behind you and with his arms around you one under and one above ( same can go for his legs but no farther and make him understand that) he will love to snuggle and hug with you… a helping guy with women problembs. i hope i helped
I really like this guy named Xavier and he goes to NAMS as well as me but to me it seems like he likes me a little, the problem is that he has a girlfriend and I really don’t know what to do. I would have asked him out again before he started dating Sydney but I was to scared any advice? Another problem is that he’s like what I imagen my dream guy as but he is such a player.:( please help me none of my friends are help and I am a love expert but when it comes to my love life I’m mush.
Oh and he does changes he’s walk and posture when i’m around
This guy is always smiling at me and greets me the whole day. but he is not always around me so im not sure if he likes me or not.
ok so Last year i went to see Hunter Hayes in concert. he was smiling at me everytime he was singing a love song and i couldve sworn we locked eyes. Is that a sign that he likes me and theres more to come?
There is this guy that I’m not completely sure about. He is a very close family friend and I hang out with his two sisters. Both of our families are Christians and we don’t believe in dating until you are old enough to marry. I don’t want to seem flirty around him because his family doesn’t respect that. When I slept over at their house I noticed that whenever I looked around, he was there in the room. We also arm-wrestled and looked into each others eyes. I kind of have a crush on him but I don’t know if he is even interested in me. We also had a ton of awkward moments! Like when his sisters gave me his shirt to wear and then he started to look at me a lot more.
So starting from the beginning…when i started upper school back in year 9 i met this guy who was in my foundation class and we instantly clicked, like we also wanted to talk to each other and even got separated in religious studies because of it! I even caught him staring at me then talking to his friend then them both looking at me once in music and this went on for quite a while (obviously i kept cool and focused on the video, ignoring them completely). However, after year 9, we suddenly went to having no lessons together so most communication stopped (i’m even a lot closer to his non-identical twin who incidently, told me that the brother i like likes me but i don’t know if it’s true) Now in year 11 apart from the odd conversation if we’re with his twin, we dont talk. Although if we pass each other he flashes me a big smile and we hold some extensive eye contact. Also, he’ll get very close to be when we acknowledge ech other in the corridors – like within the personal boundaries. We have these odd little moments sometimes and it’s just so confusing! Does he like me?? If anyone got to the end of this essay i would very happily listen to anything you have to say 😀
I have a crush on this guy in my class, but i’m not sure if he likes me back. He is really nice to me, especially at lunch around his mean friends, but he’s the SGA president and nice to everyone. And i’m getting worried because i think he likes my bff! He gave her the eyebrow flash and is following her around at after school activities. And he’s telling her stuff about boys!But, he stares at me and is really nice to me and is really protective of me and we see eachother often. Does he like me, and how do you get a boy to not like another girl?
Okay so… We had a camp. Like the whole level of my school. So, he’s in the same group as me for the camp and same class of course, so first day I didn’t notice anything. Second day, it was a water activity, I couldn’t swim well and I was scared of deep water. Coincidentally, the grouping for going in the water activity I was with him and a girl and another boy. The instructor told us to cling our arms together and stand in a line, and he was firstly beside the boy and I was clinging to the girl who was my friend. Then he popped over to my left side and stood there silently and…. clinged my arm without saying anything. Like literally. So slowly we walked into the sea ( cause the water activity was by the sea and we had to get used to the water first ) and he knew I was scared of water so he tightened his arm around mine, and he always has this cute sleepy poker face so he was just like no comment.
After that was when I realised he was always beside/near me. Our teachers were taking pictures of my class and I realised he was just behind me for the picture too, then ever since that activity we got closer. I remember not long then, he asked his best friend if he could stand at his position instead ( for a campfire performance position ) because he didn’t want his best friend to stick to this particular girl always, and I realised that his best friend was standing right behind me for the performance position. After that it was dinner so I didn’t bring a cup, and I just asked him if I could share with him and he immediately lent me his cup, he also sat just nearby me. Then it was campfire. Again, he sat just right behind me and we talked more than often.
Then it was supper, again I was just beside him sitting there and we ate some sponge cake. I shared a warm drink with him again and after a while the whole class except me and him were left there. I took a second slice of the cake and he asked me to take another slice for him to so we sat there together, alone, facing each other on a long bench. Like you know… —–0—0—– just like that, we faced each other and he was just looking somewhere else but his whole body was facing me the whole time. Our instructor walked by and was like woop and he didn’t look at first and just stared somewhere else then looked at our instructor. I think I noticed a small smile on his face. Like a very faint smile, because he has that sleepy poker face all the time. So he accompanied me to wash his cup and accompanied me that night. Then the next day I thought, he was either near or right behind me for everything, and there was a class picture taking again, and there he was I looked back and he was just suddenly behind me again. I never really noticed him before, but he had been just beside my class for 5 years, and I knew him just like that, but this year and most likely next year he’s going to be in the same class as me. So this made me curious if he really is interested in me.
I had a crush a guy and he is quite shy. One of my (girl)friend told me that a girl, told her that that guy likes me and I was like WHAT?! I’m not pretty like the other girls and he was a guy who lots of girls like. (i dont believe it as the girl who told my friend always tell lies.We have stayed back in school together for an activity which only the two of us have in our class and we do homework while waiting for the activity to start and he was always trying to be playful like patting my head. There was a time when we both decided to tell each other who we like. He told me to start first as he said,”You are older than me so you will start first”. That time, I was thinking : How did he knew i was older than him? Did he checked my birthday on my FB acc the day before? I started revealing that my friend told me that a girl told her that a guy likes me. Then he said,” Omg, urs is like so…” He said that he doesn’t like anyone. We always get to chase each other as both of our friends were close. There was a few times when i caught him staring at me and he looks away.We were always smiling at each other whenever any of us speak and we both smile widely when any of us caught each other staring for a few seconds, perhaps 10 seconds? I see him pop up at where I was about to go more oftenly. A week later, i heard his conversation with a friend that he likes someone. I said, ” huh? But last week you said that you dont like anyone?” He replied,” yah, but now i got someone i like already.” There are exams these few weeks (Week 8-9) and we don’t get to communicate as much. Today, when we were sitting at the same table to eat for recess, …. (Awkward silence). He still appears wherever I go and smiles to me in class. Until now, im still not sure if he likes me as he also talks and smile to other girls (but doesn’t smile as wide). Can anyone help me? Should I ask him if he likes me? (But I’ve heard from him that he doesn’t want the person he likes to know that he likes her)
okay, so i have this guy friend, that i might like, and he’s an old time friend. i don’t want to put myself out there until i know for sure that he likes me, which my two girlfriends, his sister and one guy friend (everyone knows one-another) seem insistent on. there have been a few instances where i’ve agreed that he liked me, but then he wouldn’t text me back for a while. he had taken my phone one time, and played “far away” by nickleback. ( you know the: i love you, i have loved you all along, but i miss you, been far away for far too long) claiming that that was the only song on there that he recognized. he let me rest my feet on his knee-cap, but not his sister, clamming that it was his bad knee, and that i got the good one. he does like 22 of the signs in this list, yet he will not respond to my texts. help?
Maybe the texts don’t go through, but it’s positive he likes you! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
You wana see if he likes you call him out outside of the phone in real life you dont need something telling him you like him so it your self so he beleaves you
Hi! Need help decoding a guy:)
He drives me nuts cause I really can’t understand if he likes me or if this is just friendship thing. We work together and we see each other every day. He is constantly trying to touch me, touches my hair, hands, shoulders, asks for hugs (long hugs) to say hi or goodbye or just says that he missed me and wants to hug me; calls me some cute names…
Recently he invited me to his B-day party; all party long he was all around me, watching what I was doing or who I was taking to, asking me for a dance, hugging me, asking how I was doing and if I ate something or if I need water/drink…. And I swear I had a feeling that his friends were checking me out, like I was passing some kind of ‘acceptance test’; and were staring at us dancing together.
After the party he acted wierd, 2 days in a row, he was behaving like we were people who just met (only work stuff talks); when I tried to talk to him in Skype and/or live, I had a feeling like he is annoyed or not really interested in any conversation; it takes literally 20-30 minutes for him to reply my skype messages and replies are usually 1-2 word long (like OK, yes).
Today, he started to come back to normal and all hugging and touching is back, however, when I try to make some moves, like touch his hand, he usually tries to avoid it by pulling his hand back just to avoid the contact. I asked collegues to go to movies and invited him, but he said that he is busy with his hobby and that he is not alone, he’s just independent (c)
He is 30 and I think that at his age man should know what he wants and not play this cold and hot games. I have a feeling that he likes me, but not as much as to ask me out for a date or make further step (like actually kissing me)… I’m really lost… Please help me understand why he acts that wierd…
maybe he’s getting cold feet?? sorry i don’t have much experience..
Maybe this guy, even though he is 30, just literally cannot make up his mind. If you stop talking to him for a while, he might realise that he can’t live without you and must tell you how he truly feels?
On the other hand, you could straight out tell him how you feel? (or not as you’re colleagues and that could be horrendously awkward…or it could be great!)
I hope this can help in some way if it’s not too late.
Well this is a hard one id say he does but hes a bit lazzy and shy aroud other people with you
There’s this guy I like who’s a grade older than me and we’re in the same piano class…. He keeps staring at me and making eye contact with me. He usually doesn’t talk to me but when he does, he’s the one to start the conversation. Once we were sitting at the same piano, he was trying to talk me into playing a song for him. I kept refusing and noticed his friend had a smirk on his face as he watched us. He (the guy I like) was sitting really close to me, so close he was almost sitting on my hands that were on the stool….I felt we were too close so I moved them. He scooted closer where we were actually touching now and told me to listen to him play a song.
As far a I can tell he’s only smiled twice at me, and sometimes he’s really mean to me. At lunch when he’s with ALL his friends it’s almost as if I’m not there. He glances at me a few times, and every time he walks in a room I’m the first person he looks at. Sometimes when he leaves the room, he striped once, and he looked right at me the second it happened. We were in class so there were others but I don’t know if these are signs or coincidences. I need help… please respond to this.
Hmm. 14 out of 24.
7 of 24! Can you believe that? I don’t know if this applies to him because he’s a little different from the other guys.
Recently I met this guy and he seems like a nice guy. He keeps staring at me all the time like if I have a conversation with someone or if I laugh he looks at me or he keeps asking what my name is even though I’ve told him what my name was. At first he seem really into me but now I’m really confused becuase he acts nice with me when he’s around his friends or with a group but when I’m alone with him he starts to be as far away as he can and when he speaks to me really fast and seems to avoid me I feel like doesn’t want to be near me. How do I know if he likes me or not?
I have a crush on this guy at my job. He spoke to me first I never really noticed him till he started talking me. Since then I really like him. He always tries to talk to me when we get the chance when we see each other. He stares at me and makes a lot of eye contact with me. He smiles at me and has checked me out a few times when I wear jeans I always wear scrubs to work since I work at a doctors office.
But he also checks out other girls and talks with them so I’m not really sure if he is just trying to be nice. I’m a bit confused. I have done so much to get his attention. He seems to just get nervous. I’m not sure if he is just nervous about making a move or if he has a girlfriend or something. I want to make a move but I’m not sure how he will react to that I don’t want to scare him away.
So there is this guy that I talk to in class, I talk to first thing in the morning, and I e-mail everyday. I don’t really know for sure that he likes me. He brags about his mile run time and how he is so strong and how he can lift me up. Is that a sign? I don’t know for sure and I can’t really tell. He says he doesn’t like it when girls are harassed by other boys, and so he has been protecting me from this one kid. But, that could just be the way he is. We have hugged before, but that was just for friendly type stuff. I would like to think that he does, because I kinda like him too, but he says he likes someone else and he thinks other girls are pretty. Does this mean he likes me?
He might just be trying to make you jealous talking about other girls. Him saying he can lift you up might be a sign of him trying to touch you and is definitely a sign of interest. You email everyday this is also a sign he might see you more then just a friend and he protects you from another guy is just his way of saying I like you guys are not just going to do that for any girl . Do you have his phone number? If not try and get it instead of emailing each other you guys could talk more if you have his email. I you really want to know if he likes you try and ask him advice on other guys if he gets jealous you will for sure know that he likes you.
I think you should keep a distance from him because he said that he likes someone else. So just be his friend. You never know what will happen in the future. Never lose hope. Recently I saw a movie named “The right kind of wrong” that movie inspired me a lot.
This guy that I have a crush on had been ignoring me for a while now. I went to give the guy a friendly note and a peanut butter cup. I left it on his desk when no one was around… One of his buddies found the peanut butter cup and so now all of the guys tease him and he pops up pretty much everywhere, smiles when he sees me and waves and even attempts to talk to me when no one’s around and it’s not noisy… How can I have a conversation with him without scaring him off? He is kind of shy.
He is not shy if he is popping up everywhere. You already made your first move by giving him the peanut butter cup and he didn’t get scared by that. So he likes you back guys just have a funny way of showing it sometimes especially when friends are making a big deal out of it makes it a little harder for them to make there move. Just when you see him be cool and say hey what’s up and see where it goes from there. Or you can ask one of his friends if he likes anyone. He likes you back , you already did your part let him make the next move if he doesn’t then you approach him and if he gets scared then maybe he is not the guy for you.
start a conversation about something small then work from there
the same thing happened to me today Wat did u do