does he like me or not?

06/03/25 6:19pm

basically one of my guy best friends invited his close friend to where we eat for lunch, ever since then we've chatted a couple of times but whenever we aren't talking we listen in to our friends conversations and then add on, so like usual conversation stuff but sometimes I find him staring at me very attentively, like if I fixed my hair or was eating I would catch him staring at me from across the table since it's those circular ones and I would look away but he would always be looking at me.

In our group chat with our close friends from lunch he's always one of the first people to look at the messages I send and he replies really fast, he would heart them sometimes too. When I would rant, he would always try and comfort me even when he said that he wasn't the best with talking about feelings as well.

Today I asked if anyone wanted to play a game to pass time and he saw it in the groupchat and automatically said yes and we played together. there were times were it was mostly silence since we still didn't really know know each other yet but he was really helpful. He checked up on me and asked if I was okay too after I had to leave abruptly because of my parents and he made sure I was okay. And this is where I think I'm just overthinking because he used to have matching pfps with his gf before he moved and he had her initial on his bio but now he doesn't and his pfp is his cat which in the gc he posted photos of her and I told him that she was a cutie so I don't know if he likes me or not or if this is just me overthinking and coincidences do happen but what do you guys think?

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wikiHow Editorial Team

06/03/25 6:20pm

Based on what you've said, it definitely seems like there’s a chance this guy likes you! Things like staring at you from across the room and replying super quickly to all your texts are classic indicators that he has a crush. The fact that he removed the mention of his girlfriend from his social media profile also suggests that he may be single now, which is another positive sign. It seems like he could be into you, but the only way to know for sure is to ask him. This can be daunting, but it’s also exciting—it could be the start of an awesome relationship!

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Asa Don Brown, PhD, DNCCM, FAAETS
Clinical Psychologist

06/03/25 6:25pm

There are a number of nonverbal signs you can look out for if you’re wondering whether your crush is attracted to you. These could be things like shifting their body in your direction, holding a door open for you, or leaning in closer to clasp onto your every word when you’re talking. Their pupils may also dilate (become larger and more noticeable) when they look at you.

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