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From:rainbowz
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Date:1-Nov 22:38
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Hi ,I'm new to this board! I wanted to pick your brains on what signals do you use to let a guy know you like him? In situations where you don't really have the chance to talk to a guy? So say, at the supermarket, at the till/ check out, at the train platform, passing a guy in the street etc. I can tell when a guy finds me attractive but I rarely fancy them back if I haven't had a chance to speak to them, but in the rare cases I do, I'll tend to walk on by...but maybe I should get a bit forward...but not in your face kinda forward. I'm kinda shy in those situations. Just enough to show him its okay to approach me. I get a lot of looking from afar and the ones that do approach me...always the ones you are soooo n interested in at all!!! If I do meet a guy and get the chance to talk to him,  I'll kinda wait for him to spit it out and then I have something to work with then I can be my normal confident and bubbly self. So how can I make a move to show I'm interested in impersonal situations?
 
 I'm after-subtle-yet-noticeable-to-the-guy hints here...
 
(if any guys are browsing this site, what hints do you like?)
 
Thanks ;)
 
 


Edited 01/11/2009 22:42 ET by rainbowz
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From:cl-alllurvedup  Member Icon
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Date:2-Nov 08:21
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Hi Rainbowz, and welcome to the board!!

I'm like that too - I rarely fancy a guy until I've spoken to him. I suppose it's a woman thing really. But people are really surprised sometimes when they ask which celebrities I fancy, and I answer none! I can tell the actors are conventionally good-looking but I fall for the characters they play, rather than them themselves.

Anyway, hmmm, I think everyone has their own way of showing the little subtle signs - but one of my favs is looking up, then away shyly, then back again. It only works in some situations... like I think if were at the checkout trying to flirt with the cashier, looking up then down n then back up would just look like I am trying to work out if he shortchanged me!
So in that case, just a winning smile and maybe a little giggle.

You can also try playing with or flicking your hair... apparently that gets a guys attention.

I'll keep my thinking cap on for any more suggestions but in the meantime keep posting and reading old posts and you'll get lots of ideas.

:-)

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Message #:24221.3 in response to 24221.2
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Date:2-Nov 10:08
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Hi :) Me too!! Fall for the characters not the actors. I rarely fancy celebs too!! lol, yeah it would look like you were checking your change if you did that at the checkout.

Ohh gosh I soo have not perfected my 'winning smile', mind you I do get complimented on my smile from guys so maybe just naturally smile, but in a flirty way. I'm naturally giggly with ppl I know though. I just think I sometimes send out the unapproachable vibe, so trying to loosen that a bit...just incase...!

Thanks for the welcome :)

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Message #:24221.4 in response to 24221.3
From:cl-alllurvedup  Member Icon
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Date:2-Nov 10:38
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Being complimented on your smile - you're obviously getting something right!!!!!! :-)

I wouldn't worry about it... I think a lot of the time guys are scared of approaching us because they're afraid that we're going to think they are creepy weirdos... there may be some truth in that, but if you're a nice randomer then feel free to strike up a conversation with us!

In what ways do you think you're unapproachable? Have your friends ever commented on it?

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Message #:24221.5 in response to 24221.4
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Date:2-Nov 18:29
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Lol, guys listen up......we welcome the nice randomers!!!! :) That made me laugh! Its trueee!

Yeah me and my best mate use to talk about it before...I send out an 'I'm not remotely interested vibe'. I guess I'm straight faced when guys look at me, cos sometimes it makes me nervous and then sends the wrong signals.

The other day I was in a supermarket and this guy at the check out really looked at me like 'oooh' and kept on looking at me when he was serving someone ahead of me it made me blush and feel nervous. But sometimes, If I notice when a guy does that, I'd go to another till or something to avoid him- sometimes even when he's good looking. I guess I am the girl who runs in the opposite direction when I see someone I like. I really don't know why!! I must say on holiday this year I came out of my shell a bit more cos at the hotel there were mainly men- which really helped me get out of 'running away' syndrome.

I don't know if I'm as unapproachable as I think I am.. cos I do get a few odd randomers but its the ones we are NOT after!I'm not worried about it...just looking for tips incase a nice randomer comes along one day...

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