Girls, a girl at my college gym approached me and asked for my name. Is this, along with her previous behavior, signs of interest?

[Anonymous]

I’d noticed her before and found her attractive, but I don’t talk to anyone at the gym. I never saw her talking to anyone and always had headphones on. We had been making eye contact for a month now after seeing each other for a year or so without any interaction.

I noticed a couple of weeks ago that she looked like she wanted to talk to me and, after about 10 minutes, she finally went up to me and asked for help with her workout. Never seen her ask anyone before.

Later that week, I saw her keep looking my way and smiled and waved when I finally looked back at her. Again, I don’t talk to anyone at the gym so I just smiled and waved and kept exercising. As she was leaving, she went out of her way to go up to me and said, “Hey. What’s your name? I’m Kelly. We see each other all the time.”

Would you girls approach a guy at the gym like this if you weren’t interested?

[SueShe]

No, it does not have to mean that she interested in you.

That is the least a person can do after asking for help. She should have done it the second she asked for your help. She probably just felt guilty for not having introduced herself the first time.

Don't overthink the entire incident. There is probably nothing behind her approaching you to correct something that she should have done earlier.

Now, if she does not leave you in peace in the future, then she may have found you interesting and wanted to initiate a conversation. It is up to you to follow up on that conversation or ignore her and continue as in the past.

Finding someone attractive does not mean that they are also compatible.

[Anonymous]

Obviously, she must be interested.

[Asker]

I’ve never really been approached by women until recently so I’m really bad at reading signs. Couldn’t she just be being friendly?