Do guys overthink stuff like girls do?

[Anonymous]

Do you keep thinking about something someone said or did and analyze it and try to interpret it? Or do you think take things as it is? For example, if you like a girl and she looks at you, do you keep trying to understand what that look meant or just consider it a normal glance?

[DishLady]

Some guys do and some don't. It also depends on the topic. For example, get a gearhead (car enthusiast) talking about cars because you happened to pass a car show and thought of him and mentioned it... there will be a deluge of excited chatter all about cars because actually he loves them so much and now has something to share with you... even if you barely know anything about cars. (It's really sweet to see how excited the guy will get about his favorite topics... until he realizes he lost you 1/2 way in his monologue.)

A smart guy will pause to include a few spots for you to fess up that you're not too well versed in the topic so you can ask questions... showing actual interest in the thing he likes...

Girls to tend to analyze minutia a little more than guys do... not necessarily in a bad way. It's just how we're wired. It's partially an estrogen (psychological "nesting") vs. testosterone (psychological "hunting/gathering") thing.

[Anonymous]

Nope. Not at all. Maybe cause I’m older, so I really don’t care. But even at a younger age I tend to think women over analyze it more. The number of questions asked by girls. He smiled at me what does that mean. He said hi what does that mean. He let me use his pencil what does that mean. Etc, etc, etc!!!

[slatyb]

Look at the questions we see on GAG. Guys wanting to know if this feature or that remark is a sign of interest, instead of just asking for a date and finding out.

[handsomelad70]

Sometimes, but our boy brains overthink less than girl brains.