10 Things Guys Do When They Like You (2024)

Sometimes it’s difficult to tell if a guy likes you or not.

We can be pretty subtle about it. So, what are the signs? What do they want from you? And how can you know for sure if their intentions are good or bad, and avoid getting hurt in the process?

Here is a list of 10 things guys do when they like you.

If a guy likes you, he’ll try to get close to you. He will want to be near you as often as possible.

This is related to the proximity principle.

According to this principle of social psychology, physical closeness often proceeds emotional closeness.

He’ll stand close to you. He might place his hands on you casually, like touching your arm or your shoulder when laughing at a joke.

“A guy who holds your hand or puts his arm around you is showing interest. We don’t tend to touch people we don’t like, so touch can be an indication of attraction.”

— Alisha Powell, PhD, therapist

Guys will thumb wrestle, high-five, and hug girls they like. Anything to feel close to you.

If he does that, then that means he almost certainly likes you.

If he likes you, he might also tease you. This means that he’ll playfully make fun of you or joke around with you in a harmless fashion.

He will think this is funny or entertaining.

He might even throw some gentle teasing in your direction to see how you react, so if he does this, he is definitely into you.

One of my friends in college, which I will call Jeff, had a crush on one of our classmates. I could tell because he would playfully make fun of her. It became obvious when he started talking to other girls in the class.

He never teased any of them the same way that he teased the one girl he liked.