Can women sense when a guy is desperate?

Sometimes. If the guy is constantly talking about being in a relationship or how much he wants one ... that kind of shows it. But maybe that isn't him being desperate? Maybe he genuinely wants to be in a real relationship. But most girls think that guys that are always talking about past relationships or wanting to be in one - ALL THE TIME, are desperate.

OHHH and if a guy is always with different girls ... and flirting with them - then he is pretty much labeled as desperate. My roommates ex-boyfriend is one of those guys. He talked found her on facebook (I guess since we are all in the same college network) and he talked to her for a day and asked her out ... asking a girl out within a day is definitely a sign of desperation. Then when I saw him around campus he would always be talking and acting all flirting with different girls. And once they broke up ... he kept texting me (he still does - even though I never answer him). So if a guy is always texting a girl ... even when she doesn't respond ... that's usually something we take as a sign of desperation.

...Hope that sort of helps you lol. Just my experience.

I think it's obvious that a guys is desperate if he hits on every single girl he meets. You guys don't seem to notice - but women watch your behavior all the time. If you hit on a girl, she's got her eye on you pretty much most of the time you are in her vicinity. You hit on her, her friend, HER friend, the girl next to her, the girl coming out of the bathroom, etc - she notices and determines that you aren't really interested - just desperate.

I don't have a problem with a guy talking about why he's single - it's hard to find a SO these days and I can understand the frustration behind the mystery of finding "the one", or even "the one for right now". But if you hit on every woman you meet, and even use the SAME approach for each girl - you will be noted and future girls will be warned about your desperate behavior.

Surely she can see if the guy is desperate only if he shows it! Meaning, if he's always in her space and trying to question her a lot or stare and try to make a physical contact even she refuses it, especially in that "she's my property" way, when other guys or people are around, if we don't like a guy, we really hate it! She'll only pick it up if she's not that into you. If she likes you, she won't see your desperateness and she'll be alright with it, but again no one is really attracted to such type of people. I guess I added more to your question, but yeah it's easy to pick up whether someone is desperate from body signs and language.

If you are desperate don't show it. Don't try too hard. Guy or girl, anyone can see when they're desperate by what they say and how they act. If someone keeps pushing things like dates or txts a million times a day, that looks desperate. Even if you really want to keep asking her out or want to talk to her, try to pull yourself back. Keep it so that she still can still see you're interested in her, but enough that you're not always in her face. If you don't come on too strong no one can tell if you're desperate.