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It's like she likes me, but is too shy to be herself near me. How can I approach her?

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Question - (25 June 2010) 3 Answers - (Newest, 25 June 2010)
A male United States age 30-35, anonymous writes:

I have a feeling this shy girl I like a lot in high school likes me back but I'm a bit confused. Here are some things she does ( Sorry about the length) :

1. I catch her looking at me but she will quickly look away if I look her way and she acts embarassed.

2. If I say hi to her she will either ignore me and look surprised, smile at me or say hi back shyly. I notice that her voice cracks or changes tone when she talks to me..

3 Whenever I talk to her she smiles and laughs but doesn't make any attempt to prolong the conversation. She never asks me any questions. It's basically a monologue with her saying one words such as yes, no, maybe .etc. She's very talkative around her friends though.

4. Sometimes when I meet her unexpectedly she will freeze up and make this awkward eye contact for a few seconds and then walk away.

5. I sent a friend request on Facebook a month but she rejected me even though she's friends with most of my best friends and she never has real life contact with them. I figured she didn't like me but then the other behavior continued.

6. If I pass by her and she thinks I can't see her, she will smile at me. At other times she will act submissive and put her head down?

7. She makes long eye contact with me from across a hallway or room.

8. In the canteen she will always sit so she has a good view of me but she will avoid sitting close to me.

9. I notice her friends pay more attention to me than other guys .eg. look at me when I pass by my or if I look at my crush.

10. Once I picked up books that she dropped for her and she couldn't look me in the eyes and was embarassed when I gave them back to her but she did smile and say thanks.

11. She laughs at crappy jokes or remarks I make even if I'm not talking to her.

12. Sometimes she breathes deeply or sighs when I'm nearbyand very loudly too.

13. Sometimes if she's in my sight (at lunchtime for example) and she's waiting alone for one of her friends she might smile at me and then move so I can't see her anymore.

13. She acts clumsy and flustered around me .eg. she often drops her books or notes if I talk to her unexpectedly or if I''m nearby. She once walked into someone else when she noticed I was looking at her and hurried away.

14. Once we ended up joining the line at the cantine at the same time and she was alone. I told her she could go ahead of me but all she did was make this long, deep eye contact for like 4 seconds and then said sorry and walked off. She came back a minute later with her friends.

I planned to ask her out during the last week of school. I had a great opportunity at the end of one of the days when she was clearing out her locker as mine is beside hers. We were alone and I tried to start talking to her but she just seemed to freeze up. She avoided looking at me , faced the locker and she said she was busy in a quiet voice with a smile. She dropped her books again and as I helped her pick them up she started saying 'too doo too' a few times as if to avoid talking. She ended up putting some of the books she picked up into the wrong locker and she left. I said bye but she didn't reply. During the following days she seemed to be even quieter and clumsier but I still caught her glancing at me .etc. She also sighed more often and I could have sworn that she said hi to me very timidly and I just about heard it.

My gut feeling tells me she likes me but I'm not sure because she's so erratic. The bigger problem is that school is out and the only way of contacting her is by sending her a message on FB. I feel I have nothing to lose now if I try to ask her out via FB or should I just spill the beans and just tell her I like her outright to get rid of any doubts she might have ? I'd rather do something now than regret it later.

So it boils down to these 2 questions:

Does she like me?

And if she does what should I do now?

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A female reader, masterpo United States +, writes (25 June 2010):

that's how i used to act! i had a huge crush on a guy. every time we were in the same room or something, i look at him forever but i try not to make eye contact. if i have to talk to him for some reason, my voice would crack and be very high. now that i think about it, i must have seemed very shy to him even though im actually pretty outgoing.

what im trying to say is that she likes you. she definitely likes you. and you should totally ask her out. it would be a lot easier since you wont see her in person and there would be less awkward moments. i remember that i used to dream of my crush asking me out but i was scared to have a real conversation. shes just waiting for you to do something so go ahead and do it.

hope this helped

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A female reader, Sincerely Yours United States +, writes (25 June 2010):

Sincerely Yours agony auntI think.. she is one of them trees who lost a couple leaves and will spend 80 years trying to pick them up even though she can't bend. Combine that with being one of those quarters that rolls around on the floor for like.. EVER and every SINGLE time you try to pick it up, it rolls directly in the opposite direction, then you're lookin like a fool hunched over chasing a quarter for 10 miles.

Yup.. you gotta say "TREE... YOU DON'T BEND," just outright.. not pussy-footing. Then, you have to anticipate the next move the quarter will make. Since it always goes in the oppsite direction, you have to step one foot away from it, from behind. As soon as it comes your way again, snatch and say "Quarter.. YOU'RE MINE NOW."

Put it in your pocket and clean it up. It's probably had a rough life and doesn't really trust people. It'll be a hard one to deal with, but without confronting it, you'll never really know what you could have bought with it.

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A male reader, showoff201 United States +, writes (25 June 2010):

Im 100% sure shes like you!.... Most girls wont even do half of all that! From my experienece with females.... If you "think" she likes you! Chances are you right.

In ur mind ur probably saying! "I wish she would just say it"

In her mind shes saying! "How much more Obvious do i have to make it dummy?"

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