Does Smiling/Eye Contact Signal To Guys We’re Interested?

Question

Long story short, I went to a hookah lounge with a couple of friends and my cousin (older male). The guy working there was really cute and even one of my friends noticed he kept staring at me, and coming by our table to talk. He also gave us free hookah lol!

Out of respect (ME culture!), he couldn’t ask for my number or anything while my cousin was there. I really wanted him to know I was interested, so I kept smiling at him and making eye contact. I even got up at one point to ask him something.

When we left, he asked my cousin for his number just to be friends I guess.

Do you think I did enough to show him I’m interested? :(

igaveyouanickname · Accepted Answer

I think he noticed.

It's a combination of the kind of eye contact, the genuine-affectionate smiles, and his ability to read her signals.

It's possible he wants to be friends with your cousin to have a social way to reconnect with you another time. It depends how motivated he is.

I hope it works out.

RealMarek · Accepted Answer

It might be enough to make him see you are interested. More overt (usually unconscious) signs of interest are playing with your hair and copying his gestures or body language. If a woman is very interested in a guy, she might lick or biting her lip or touch his arm or leg without realizing it.

K-I-S-S · Answer

It's a "party/hangout" you are supposed to smile and have a good time. Wouldn't tell him much of anything.

For a woman it's super easy to just approach a dude. No hassle with harassment cases and most guys would really love that, even if they have to say no.

Women on the otherhand will call any guy they don't like creepy or needy or etc. So guys usually find it waste of time to approach women for some few vague hints.

A lot of guys just approach 20 different women in a row, until one catches. Not aim at a specific woman they saw for few moments, never to be seen again.

He might ask more info from the guy, on you or some other girl, or maybe he is into dudes, who knows.

Moral of the story. Approach the guy, as a woman all the odds are in your favor, with no real downsides.

molonski2 · Answer

I think you need to do more , sometimes guys are slow , organise to go back specially , just walk up to him discreetly hand your number , say hey " just wanted to say thanks for the freebe the other night , Id really like to hear from you " ...
Make it obvious.

Dragonpurple · Answer

You did what you could, but unless you let him know the guy there is your cousin, many people won't make a move. You could of course, had a piece of paper with your number to just hand it to the guy.

Then it is in his court if he wants to make a move or not.

RasberrySlushPuppy · Answer

you shouldve been confident and spoken to him then given your number. It wasn't enough what you did, you know this how us guys miss opportunities we think the other person will magically do what we want.

BareNecessary · Answer

It does but also gets me a little too nervous if I'm not in the right mind at the time. I regrettably have left the vicinity for such reasons. But like I can get shaky n weak real quick if a girl catches me off guard. I much prefer to the flirting stuff happening up close.

DumBear · Answer

Yeah it usually means friendly!! But it also can feel differently depending on the situation. It could feel flirty depending on the scene or their body language.

Tstrbrainer · Answer

Usually they are subtle and some guys won't guess it.  But I think this guy really got the message. Anyway is this the same guy who you complained about sometime ago?

darkfoxjj · Answer

Have your cousin tell him your number or that you will be in the same place next week.

Bklynbadboy12 · Answer

Yes he's was definitely interested but what did you do did you smile back

msc545 · Answer

Sounds like you did everything you could. Good luck!

Jamie05rhs · Answer

I don't know. I never trust vague signals like that. American women are too confusing. There is no uniform standard or code for anything, so I don't even try to guess.

niceboyyes · Answer

Heyy! That's a really nice story :D
In my opinion it's very cute like u were acting! If a girl would keep staring at me and smile at me all the time and wants to talk with me so I would think she likes me very much and yes ^^

Still-alive · Answer

not necessarily. i have had women do this to me.. then i asked them out and got rejected lol. so its like "wtf"

Anonymous · Answer

Not enough in the MeToo era, poor guy probably didn't want to get accused of sexual harassment for attempting to hit on a woman

Rawkman · Answer

Depends on you do it, Sometimes it just seems friendly. I usually get blank or mean looks from women and occasionally a smile lol

TallAnon · Answer

Nope, we're fucking idiots, you gotta tell us straight up.

TurkishDİxon3419 · Answer

Yes, I think he liked it too. Because nobody gives anything for free.

Anonymous · Answer

Probably not. Many women have done this to me and I’ve ignored it every time. If you’re interested then say something.. duh..

EaterPeter · Answer

Nope. Smiling once is not enough for most guys.

Wise4myage · Answer

It does in my opinion.

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