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Does she like you, or is she just, like, doing her job?
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The hot bartender at your favorite haunt is smiling at you, flirting, and laughing at your jokes—but does she mean anything by it? Or is she just really good at her job? Relax! We compiled a list of the major signs a female bartender might like you as more than just her favorite customer, including insight from dating coach Mark Rosenfeld. Keep reading to learn what they are—and what to do next!
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Signs She’s Into You
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1She flirts with you. Does she tease you, make jokes, poke playful fun? Flirting and turning on the charm is a big sign someone likes you, bartender or not. [1] X Research source Of course, since bartenders live on tips, many bartenders will flirt with you without necessarily being into you—so a better way to think of this is, if she doesn’t not flirt with you, she might like you.
- In other words, if she doesn’t flirt with you, she probably doesn’t like you.
- Since she is at work, she may be discouraged from asking out customers, Rosenfeld points out. But if her flirting includes subtle sexual innuendos, that’s a sign she could like you as more than a customer.
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2She asks you to hang out outside of work. This is probably the biggest sign you could possibly get. It’s one thing to have a great rapport while she’s serving you drinks, but if she alludes to hanging out when she’s not being paid to do so? That’s a fantastic sign.
- If her workplace has a policy against asking a customer out, she may not ask you directly. Instead, she may hint at it by asking what your plans are after her shift’s over or seeing if you’re dating anyone.
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3She gives you free drinks. Giving you free drinks (or buying your drinks) is a good indication she likes you, at least enough to keep you around. Especially if she hangs out with you while you drink it!
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4She prioritizes you over customers. Is she chatting with everyone? Or just you? Talking to you more than to anyone else could mean she likes you—especially since ignoring other customers could lose her tips.
- Does she go out of her way to talk to you? Also a sign she wants to grab and hold your attention.
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5She finds excuses to touch you. Since she’s at work, Rosenfeld says, she could be limited in how strongly she can come onto you, but looking for reasons to make physical contact with you is a sign she might like you. “A lot of subtle flirting is communicating sexual interest without actually speaking it,” he says. “So it's either kind of subtle innuendos, or touch.”
- This could involve putting her hand on your hand, lightly tapping your shoulder—really anything that suggests she might be open to more intimacy.
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6Your conversations go beyond the surface. To clarify: you both should share more than surface-level stuff, not just you. If she opens up to you about her history, goals, dreams, and fears, it sounds like your relationship goes beyond regular bar chitchat.
- This has to go both ways: you may find she's a great listener, but unless she unloads on you in return, it's likely she's just being nice and doing her job.
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7She remembers who you are. If you’ve gone to this bar more than once and she remembers who you are and maybe even what your usual order is, that could mean something. She likely has conversations with hundreds of people a week, so if you stand out, that's a good sign.
- If she doesn't seem to recall who you are, try not to take it personally!
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8She holds eye contact with you. “Eye contact is usually the very first invitation for [you] to make a move,” Rosenfeld says. If she “[holds] it for three to four seconds [and] [adds] a smile as well,” there’s a possibility she likes you.
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9She displays open and approachable body language. Does she smile at you, stand near you (even when people are clamoring for her attention at the other end of the bar), and maintain open posture? All good signs. But, again, they're also signs she's a good bartender.
- Look for “shoulders back, chest or toes facing [you], arms uncrossed,” Rosenfeld says. These are signs she’s approachable and that her attention is on you.
- Contrarily, he says, if she crosses her arms when she’s talking to you, or otherwise just seems closed off around you, odds are she’s not about it.
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