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Ladies, please help me figure her out, does she dislike me?

54 replies

strawhat01 · 22/03/2015 18:47

Ive know this woman for years, although there has always been some awkwardness between to which I can't explain why. So, she's a little shy although mainly I think she lacks a bit of self esteem (walks around, looking down, if we're in a group she tries to almost 'hide' her face with something) although somedays she seems more confident or 'open' than others.
Here's the thing, whenever I enter the room she's in she'll be looking at the door looking at me walking in then as soon as I look at her she turns her head and eyes away from me and goes back to loking at her PC screen. The thing is two other guys go in before me and she'll look at them but them as soon as I look boom immediate look away. I've noticed it again as im about to look at her she'll look away. If I look at her whilst she's walking past, and she notices, she'll avert her eyes.
She seems to kind of ignore me more than others. Not totally ignore me though she's still interacting but slightly less so? It's hard to explain. When I bought something she was asking who I bought the item for, if we're together in a group she'll be more Interacting with me, but if we're alone she'll be less so, even sometimes talk bluntly and serious. If we pass eachother alone she won't say a word to me, other times she will. she mentioned to a couple of us guys about our girlfriends, but whilst she said it she looked at me from the corner of her eye.
She knows I don't have a gf, but that was from about a month ago. Another guy joked about me being not good looking and she laughed. It sounds like she dislikes me a lot right? But the thing is she laughs at things I say when I'm joking, and she calls me sometimes by my full first name, no one does because I'm known by my short name. And saying all this sometimes again when someone else is with us when I'm talking she'll keep very good eye contact and literally won't look else where, that is until some other girl enters the room then she stops interacting with me. If said girl teases me, she won't even laugh.
Do I annoy this woman? it's starting to bother me, why she would avoid looking at me when I look at her etc I hope I haven't done anyhting for her to dislike me.
Thanks

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PedantMarina · 24/03/2015 18:26

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SirVixofVixHall · 24/03/2015 18:29

She likes you. A lot. Ask her out asap and put her out of her misery!

emms1981 · 24/03/2015 18:45

Ask her out and let us know how it goes

Corygal · 24/03/2015 18:55

You've scored! Arrange a really nice date and tell us how it went.

Littleham · 24/03/2015 18:58

This is exactly how I behaved with my dh. Reader I married him.

VanitasVanitatum · 24/03/2015 19:09

Did you ask OP?!?

MadeMan · 24/03/2015 19:25

I had a woman behaving similar with me one time, but when I asked her out on a date she turned me down. Confused Sad

frankie80 · 24/03/2015 19:36

How about you keep it casual, like a date but not a date? eg if you are near a coffee shop, say something like "I'm nipping out for a coffee, want to come?" If she agrees then she does like your company and isn't put off by you in anyway so you could then follow this up with a proper date!

PedantMarina · 24/03/2015 21:16

Too soon to ask if she'll come over to yours and watch Poldark? Blush Blush

mooth · 24/03/2015 21:29

She so fancies you.

KikitheKitKat · 25/03/2015 08:04

I have acted just like this with people I fancied (long ago when I was young and less confident).

Germgirl · 25/03/2015 08:15

MadeMan shush!! Don't put the Op off!!

shovetheholly · 25/03/2015 09:12

strawhat GO FOR IT! Oh, and please, please post updates about how she said yes, and how awesome your first date was. I need to enjoy your happiness vicariously. Grin

MadeMan · 25/03/2015 16:16

"MadeMan shush!! Don't put the Op off!!"

Oh no definitely don't be put off by my comment, strawhat; if you like someone you should always let them know.

I'm just a bit surprised (in a good way) that everyone here is adamant that she really fancies the OP, rather than she's just acting a bit flakey 'on-off' weird with him. I usually take this sort of behaviour as strange and in my case it was only that I fancied the woman that I took a chance on asking her out (which she basically told me "erm, um, I can't" ) ; otherwise I'd just think she was being odd.

lemonyone · 25/03/2015 16:24

If you like her too, perhaps you could ask if she'd like to get a coffee after work to talk about [name possible area of her expertise here- I don't know, spinning classes locally].

I'm not utterly convinced like the others that she is into you - those signs could certainly indicate either way. But if you make the 'date' have a get out clause, at least it won't make being at work (I'm assuming you are at work) an awkward thing. If she decides just to give you the information on 'spinning classes' on the spot - you know that she isn't that into you.

GERTI · 25/03/2015 20:01

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Rainbunny · 26/03/2015 18:12

I agree that it sounds more likely than not that she has a crush on you. Ask her out and just keep it casual, even if it turns out to be something else making her act strangely around you, getting to know her better still sounds like a good idea. But honestly it sounds like she has a huge crush on you!

MadeMan · 27/03/2015 22:20

Any update on the situation straw?

Osirus · 27/03/2015 22:37

I behaved this way with someone who I absolutely adored but assumed he would never feel the same way about me. I didn't want to engage or give eye contact as I was afraid he would see just how much I liked him.

In the end, I've been in a relationship with his friend for nearly nine years now and when we first got together he lied to my DP about us having slept together!

MadeMan · 27/03/2015 22:59

"I didn't want to engage or give eye contact as I was afraid he would see just how much I liked him. "

Surely you would want him to know? Confused

Unless maybe on some hidden subconcious level you knew that he wasn't right for you (even though you adored him) and that's why you couldn't let him know and ended up with his friend instead. Smile

HeeHiles · 27/03/2015 23:07

I wonder if they are out tonight? Marking my place!

ApproachingATunnel · 27/03/2015 23:23

She fancies you!

sunnyautismmom2 · 27/03/2015 23:30

Absolutely ask her. Sounds like nervous attraction to me??

shirleybasseyslovechild · 28/03/2015 05:15

hurry up!

MadeMan · 29/03/2015 12:48

"I wonder if they are out tonight?"

They must still be out, walking hand-in-hand round the park.