Arm around shoulder of girl I like?

[Anonymous]

i am about to be on winter break for about two months and there is a girl I like that I want to meet up with over the break. I think she likes me and I want to make a move before its too late. well when we are walking on the last day of class I want to put my arm around her shoulder and squeeze her a bit you know like a hug as I say we should meet up over the break.

so my questions:

-if she likes me will she let me keep my arm there? I plan on just keeping it there for a couple seconds

-if she looks awkward about it or brushes my arm away does that for sure mean she doesn't like me that way? and how should I respond if she did that?

-for girls: if the guy you liked put his arm around your shoulders how would you react? look at him and smile, put your arm around him, or what?

[TheRealAttila]

Do whatever feels natural. Personally, I could never pull off the shoulder side hug cause I'm way too damn tall, but I pretty much always just go straight for the hug (most girls like being lifted up by a 6'5 guy) or if don't feel we're that comfortable yet sometime I'll just bump her arm or something. Don't make a big deal out of it though, I've found that as long as you're not a creepy psycho nutjob most girls don't have a problem meeting up with you, especially if you think she likes you. Get em tiger!

[wrenlgr]

I'd say go for it. If I liked the guy I certainly wouldn't push him away, but depending on how close we are I would react differently. If we're very close I might put my arm around him or lay my head on his shoulder for a second. If I didn't know him very well I probably wouldn't do much except let my heart race and maybe smile. If she pushes you away, I'd say it's not a good sign

[Asker]

but isn't there a chance she would be awkward about it even if she liked me...like if she was shy about it? would it be better just to playfully bump into her like she has done to me or do you think the shoulder thing is still the better idea even though it has a chance to be awkward? got a new idea! what if I did a combo between those? like playfully bump her away but then put my arm out around her shoulders and pull her back and squeeze her close for a sec? which idea do you like best?

[wrenlgr]

last idea sounds a little more natural and would be adorable to watch. But honestly I don't think she would push you away or anything even if she were shy. I mean, you'd have to be the one to read her reaction and if she seems like she feels a bit awkward, just take your arm off and no harm done. :)

[angel_patty]

do it, If you don't try you will never know & you will go home feeling like a dork because you diddn't have the guts to do it

[Asker]

is it worth doing though? like would it be better just to playfully shove her so she would for sure be comfortable? because even if she likes me she may not feel comfortable with the shoulder thing because she might be shy about it then it would come off awkward...

[angel_patty]

but even if it is awkward at least you know where you stand with her

[Anonymous]

The guy I like did it to me at a party and it seemed so natural lol I just did it back with no problem and that was not awkward at all