My experience, which is extensive, is that she might like you but she probably likes the attention. She likes that she can hold on to your attention and make you think about her and try to talk to her and try to get her to look at you and she can pick and choose when she does it.
She can blow you off, laugh about it, and you'll be coming back for more all the time. She might be doing the same to the other guy. Or better yet, she's doing the same to three or four guys at the same time.
Getting attention from everyone is fun. Unfortunately, a lot of younger people can't handle it well and end up hurting and ignoring others. So, you end up on the bad end when she finally picks one guy and that's that.
Eye contact doesn't mean very much. Physical contact can mean more but she's taking whatever she likes and ignoring it when she doesn't like it.
What would I do? If I were in that situation, I'd decide if I really liked this girl or not first. There is obviously at least one other guy who's competing for her affection. There are probably more. So do I feel like I want to deal with that while she's dating me. I would have to assume and accept she's flirting with other guys who are also touching her, flipping her hair, smiling at her, and more. If I can't deal with it, I'm out.
If I can deal with it, I recognize that she gets a ton of attention from guys. So, my move is to do the reverse play hard to get. I'll smile at her and give her a few seconds of conversation, then I'll move on. The confusion and uncertainty makes her interested in why her tricks aren't working any more.
It's sad to say that's super effective but it works well until you hit your late 20s. Then everyone just gets to the point. But no one gets to the point in middle school, high school, or even college.
My experience, which is extensive, is that she might like you but she probably likes the attention. She likes that she can hold on to your attention and make you think about her and try to talk to her and try to get her to look at you and she can pick and choose when she does it.
She can blow you off, laugh about it, and you'll be coming back for more all the time. She might be doing the same to the other guy. Or better yet, she's doing the same to three or four guys at the same time.
Getting attention from everyone is fun. Unfortunately, a lot of younger people can't handle it well and end up hurting and ignoring others. So, you end up on the bad end when she finally picks one guy and that's that.
Eye contact doesn't mean very much. Physical contact can mean more but she's taking whatever she likes and ignoring it when she doesn't like it.
What would I do? If I were in that situation, I'd decide if I really liked this girl or not first. There is obviously at least one other guy who's competing for her affection. There are probably more. So do I feel like I want to deal with that while she's dating me. I would have to assume and accept she's flirting with other guys who are also touching her, flipping her hair, smiling at her, and more. If I can't deal with it, I'm out.
If I can deal with it, I recognize that she gets a ton of attention from guys. So, my move is to do the reverse play hard to get. I'll smile at her and give her a few seconds of conversation, then I'll move on. The confusion and uncertainty makes her interested in why her tricks aren't working any more.
It's sad to say that's super effective but it works well until you hit your late 20s. Then everyone just gets to the point. But no one gets to the point in middle school, high school, or even college.