Sometimes the best relationships start with being friends, and it’s great when your partner is also your friend.
It’ll either turn into a successful relationship, or you’ll have trouble going back to being friends if it doesn’t work out.
So, when you see clear signs your guy friend is falling for you, the decision is up to you.
Let’s dive right into it.
1. Everyone Sees It But You
Your family and friends start making comments. They ask if it’s more than a friendship. Total strangers confuse you two for a couple, it’s as clear as it gets.
You’re giving off that couple’s vibe that can’t be denied. There are so many signs a friend likes you more than he should that other people are noticing them too.
2. You Do Things That Couples Do Together
You watch Netflix together, go to the movies, eat lunch together, and have pictures together on social media.
You two spend a lot of time together which are some Subtle Signs He Likes You MORE Than A Friend.
The only thing you seem to not be doing that couples do, is sleeping together but he may be eager for that to change.
3. He Wants To Protect You
Little gestures like placing his hand on your back as you walk in front of him, or touching your shoulder when you are in a strange place together.
If you’re in a stressful situation, such as crossing the road on a busy street, he’ll make sure protecting you is his first priority.
There’s actually a psychological concept generating a lot of buzz at the moment that explains why men are so protective of the person they love. It’s called the hero instinct.
According to this theory, a man will only fall in love with a woman when he feels like he is her provider and protector. Someone she genuinely admires for what he does for her.
4. He Wants To Be Physically Close
The physical attraction he feels toward you will make him want to be as close physically to you as he can.
He probably isn’t aware of it, but he is always trying to be physically close to you.
That doesn’t mean that he will touch you in any inappropriate way, but he will try to have physical contact whenever he can.
When you two talk, he’ll touch your hand or shoulder and use every chance to touch you or sit or stand next to you.
5. The Way He Looks At You
You’ll see signs your guy friend is falling for you by the way he looks at you.
He’ll try to make prolonged eye contact whenever he can so he’ll either gaze at you when you don’t see it or look deep into your eyes when you look at him.
It could also be that he’s afraid of his feelings or embarrassed by them and in that case, he’ll try to avoid looking you in the eye.
In any case, he’ll give you that special look that says he’s trying to read from your eyes whether you like him back.
6. He Takes Care Of Your Needs
One of the signs your guy friend is falling for you is when he takes care of you and your needs.
That’s not all though, because he also puts your needs first, ahead of his own. Does he care if you’ve gotten enough sleep, if you’re tired or hungry?
You’ll know your male friend has feelings for you when he wants to make sure all your needs are met and that you’re okay.
Your friend wants you to be comfortable and feel good around him. He wants to please you.
7. He’s Riveted By Everything You Have To Say
Let’s be honest, guys are not good at listening but that’s something that drastically changes when they become interested in you.
One of the signs your guy friend is falling for you is when he seems to be interested in every little thing you have to say, no matter what it’s about.
Even if you talk about girl problems like clothes or make-up, he’ll be all ears and he never looks around or glances at his phone while you’re talking to him.
This is a guy who knows how important it is to you that he listens – sounds like a keeper!
Even though you’ve been friends for a while, this guy is interested to know details about your family and other people in your life.
8. He Initiates Communication And Contact
He sends goodnight and good morning texts, sends you jokes to make you laugh and asks about your day.
If you notice, he wants to keep in touch and know details about your day.
You’re the girl he wants to hear from on a daily basis because he wants to be part of your life, and he wants you to get used to having him around.
All these are just signs your guy friend is falling for you and wants to call just to hear your voice.
9. He Opens His Soul Up To You
Guys don’t open up easily to anyone. Sure, if they are close friends with someone, they’ll say when something’s bothering them, without going into much detail.
So, if this guy opens up his soul to you, pay attention, you’re more than just a friend to him.
He values your opinion, and he won’t be scared of revealing his vulnerable side. He can completely open up to you and this is one of the signs your male friend is falling for you.
He values your opinions about certain topics and trusts your relationship to discuss them with you.
10. He Doesn’t Want To Talk About His Love Life
Your friend might be in love with you, but that doesn’t mean it’ll stop him from being active in his own love life.
Still, he’ll hardly ever mention it in front of you so you’ll probably have no idea what’s going on in his love life – past relationships or whether he’s dating anyone right now.
Because it’s one of the signs your male friend likes you more than a friend, he isn’t comfortable sharing these things with you.
On the other hand, he even might’ve been single all this time.
11. His Male Friends Never Hit On You
If you’re in a guys’ friend zone, his friends can be free to hit on you. But if no one else ever asked you out, it’s probably because they know he likes you.
Even if he hasn’t told his friends about how he feels, they might have picked up the fact that he has feelings for you and wouldn’t want to wrong him by asking you out.
12. He Tells You His Good News First
When a guy is falling for you, he wants to share his life with you — especially the best parts.
Your approval means much to him and therefore, you’ll be the first friend he expresses his joy to.
So if he shares his excitement with you first before telling other people, he’s more comfortable telling you his good news than his other confidants – your male friend has feelings for you.
13. He’s Very Interested In Your Love Life
He may not want to share his love life with you, but he’ll want to know all the details of yours.
One of the signs your guy friend is falling for you is he’ll want to know everything about the guys you date.
Even though it hurts him to hear about your love life, he wants to know all about it as it gives him the impression that he has things under control and may have the chance to win you over.
He may be pointing out the flaws of your partner or comfort you when you break up.
This guy will always be there for you to tell you that you deserve better.
14. He Remembers The Little Things
This guy constantly tends to remember every little thing that comes out of your mouth. This isn’t common for guys, so if this is the case, he definitely has gone beyond friendship and has deeper feelings for you.
You’re important to him, so anything that matters to you matters to him. He might even know more about you than you do yourself.
This guy will pay attention, so he will not only remember your birthday but be the first to congratulate you.
He notices little changes in your behavior or appearance and always offers compliments. He knows you so well that he can tell when something’s up.
15. Lending A Helping Hand
He’s always there to help and seems like he does all the things a boyfriend would do.
Whether it’s for moving residence, someone to do small chores, or you need something fixed, he’ll be there for you.
If he goes out of his way to lend you a helping hand, it’s more than just being polite and friendly.
Taking advantage of this, or giving him false hope isn’t the right way to treat him. If you don’t love him back, don’t string him along.
16. He Treats You Differently
Mutual friends could be noticing he treats you a little differently.
You might be the first person he calls, it seems like he addresses you when he talks to everyone or likes to make you laugh.
Your friends might even joke about you two being a couple.
17. He Spends A Lot Of Time With You
One of the signs your guy friend is falling for you is when he’s spending most of his free time with you.
It’s not because he has nothing better to do. It’s just that there isn’t anything better for him than to spend time being with you.
He cares about you more than other women and he would ditch anyone just to be spending more time with you. He wouldn’t do that unless he had some serious feelings for you.
18. He Talks About You To Others A Lot
Whenever he’s with other friends or family, he can’t help but mention your name, and it’s all good things. It seems like you have become his favorite topic to talk about.
He talks about things you do together and your opinions on certain topics and this is because he can’t stop thinking about you.
All of us tend to make the person of our affection the topic of all of our conversations when we fall in love so one of the signs your guy friend is falling for you is when he can’t stop talking about you to everyone in his life.
19. Compliments Galore
He never misses a chance to tell you how beautiful, smart, and amusing you are. In fact, it seems like you hear about it every time you two meet – a sign this guy likes you.
It’s like he is enchanted by you and sees only what’s great about you. If he was just a friend to you, he would compliment you occasionally but not constantly.
Notice how his eyes shine when he tells you you’re beautiful; you can tell when it comes from the heart, and he really sees you as the amazing woman he claims you are.
20. He Likes Being Alone With You
When you see your other friends, all of you hang out as a group, but with this guy, it’s different. This is a friend who always wants to spend time alone with you.
Maybe you go to the cinema and have dinner with each other. That’s actually called dating, he just hasn’t said it that way yet.
Pay attention to his behavior the next time you’re alone. Does he get touchy and stay close to you?
He might even act a little possessive when you are alone with him. This is one of the signs your guy friend is falling for you.
21. Future Plans
If he talks of doing stuff with you in the future, in his mind, you’ll be there by his side in the future.
Our feelings betray us when talking enthusiastically in the moment. So it’s easy for your guy friend to slip up and reveal that he sees you doing stuff like adopting a dog together.
22. He Flirts With You
There couldn’t be a more obvious sign that someone likes you than when they start flirting with you.
Flirting is great because you can always laugh it off as joking, out of fear of being rejected.
Having cute nicknames for each other that only the two of you use or having a lot of inside jokes that only you two get is called flirting – even if you aren’t aware of it.
23. He Loves Your Weirdness
If he doesn’t run in the other direction when you act like your weird self (as we all do at times), and if he somehow finds it endearing and charming, it’s because he’s in love.
Lots of guys might think you are cute and silly, but if he’s into it and laughs his head off at your crazy behavior, it’s a telling sign that he loves you – even your weirdness.
In fact, this is probably why he understands you so well and has the ability to lift you up when you’re feeling down.
24. He Wants To Extend Time
Being close to someone you love feels good. You never want to go home after you’ve been on a date with them.
The same happens with your guy friend when you’re with each other. Even if it’s late and you’ve been together the whole day, he adds, “Let’s go get ice cream.”
If you notice he’s doing this often, your guy friend is falling for you.
25. More Involved In Your Social Media
In this age of social media, your guy friend can reveal his interest in you through your behavior online.
Your male friend has feelings for you if all of a sudden he starts liking and commenting on more of your posts online.
26. Pays The Bill
Friends do tend to split bills or even cover each other now and then. However, if your guy friend picks up the tab every time you hang out lately, chances are, he has feelings for you.
It’s his way of being a hero for you, showing you he can care for you. He may not realize it but his gentleman instinct kicks in as you spend more time together.
27. He Complains About Small Stuff
The same guy friend you’ve been texting occasionally may now feel it’s a big deal if you don’t talk for a few days, for example.
It can be confusing when your guy friend starts making complaints about not being cared for enough. These are signs your male friend has feelings for you.
28. He Wants To Know Your Story
He wants to understand everything about you—every scar, triumph, and tragedy.
A guy who’s fascinated with a girl romantically, it’s a completely different level.
If your guy friend wants to experience everything about you, the way he approaches learning your story will just feel different.
29. He Shows Jealousy
If your guy friend seems jealous when you mention other guys, or when he sees you talking to other guys, he likes you in a more romantic way.
His demeanor or tone of voice may suddenly change, or he might also ask you innocent questions to find out who the guy is or how you feel about him.
Whatever the case, this causes a clear reaction in him, a sign it’s not just business as usual but something he cares about personally.
30. He Drunk Texts You Romantic Stuff
Suppressing our thoughts and feelings doesn’t make them go away. They get bottled up in us instead until our inhibitions are lowered by alcohol or other causes.
So your guy friend might reveal his suppressed feelings when drunk only to realize later that he confessed his feelings to you.
Even if he tries to convince you otherwise afterwards, this is one of the big signs your guy friend has feelings for you.
31. He’s Not Glued To His Phone
Not looking at his phone is the literal bare minimum, but it is a good indicator.
If he constantly puts his phone away while he’s with you, it shows he’s being more attentive to you than other friends or even another girl.
32. Lights Up Around You
He lights up around you, or his eyebrows raise at the sight of you when you enter the room, it’s a clear sign your guy friend likes you beyond friendship. Maybe his voice changes, or even his demeanor brightens.
The point is, it’s clear by his body language and behavior that he’s very happy to see you, and this will be consistent.
If he doesn’t really notice much when you arrive or he responds the same way he does as when someone else arrives, chances are he sees you no differently than the rest of the crowd.
If he lights up whenever he sees you, he doesn’t view you as just a friend.
33. Spontaneous Intimate Moments
Finally, your instincts could be proven right by that moment when you come so close to each other and feel like inching closer still.
Or maybe a long conversation gets deeper and romantic feelings start showing up.
Perhaps you touched for a moment and both felt something, then withdrew as fast as you could, neither one saying a word.
If any of these moments have happened, your guy friend likes you more than you realized. And you like him too.
How Do You Know If Your Male Friend Has Feelings For You?
Friendship is when you both like each other, but neither one chooses a romantic relationship.
The friend zone is a little different to this. It occurs when two people are friends, yet one person wants more and the other doesn’t.
You thought you were just friends… But wait, maybe he actually likes you.
If you’ve been asking yourself this question, you’ll notice the signs your male friend has feelings for you, such as:
- Liking all of your social media posts
- Unconscious body language signs
- Moments of touching your arm, back, or shoulder
- Being invested in your love life more than a good friend would
- Feeling jealous of other guys (the top sign a guy likes you)
- Complimenting you
If he likes you beyond your friendship, your guy friend will likely make one of the above moves, even if it is subtle. If he’s confused, there are also Ways How To Tell If A Guy Is Confused About His Feelings.
How Do You Know If Your Guy Friend Is Secretly In Love With You?
Even introverted and shy guys give off certain signals when they secretly love you, especially in the workplace. These clues could help you recognize the Signs A Male Coworker Likes You as well.
Romantic love can be quite a complicated thing, so here are some signs:
- He always smiles with you around
- He makes an effort to talk with you
- He points out things you have in common
- He’ll make excuses to be with you
- He naturally flirts with you
- He remembers things you say to him
- He’ll be conscious and present around you
- He defends you around others
- He’ll want to stay in touch with you
- His friends will know about you
- His body language is a big indicator
Do Guys Fall For Their Female Friends?
Heck yeah!
In fact, men report more sexual interest in their female friends than their female friends do in them.
Men are also more likely than women to overestimate how romantically interested their female friends are in them.
This whole ‘I just want to be your friend’ thing doesn’t make much sense to most men. Men think if you really like him, and enjoy his company, his mind, his good manners, his humour and if you’re single, you’d want to sleep with him too.
In a survey by the University of Wisconsin, 88 sets of young male and female friends were asked to rate their attraction to each other in a confidential questionnaire.
They found that men — whether attached or single — were more likely to be attracted to their female friends and want to go on a date with them than the other way around.
How Do You Know If Guy Is Falling For You?
There might not always be undeniable signs a man is falling in love unless he tells you, but there are some signs your guy is falling for you to watch for.
- Protective gestures like when he reaches his hand out to hold yours or puts his arm around you
- Kissing your head or cheek, giving you hugs, or snuggling you closer
- He isn’t afraid to make it obvious on social media that he’s with you. He’ll include you in his posts or interact with yours
- He goes out of his way to do things for you-such as picking up your favorite snacks at the store without you asking or replacing your hard drive when it fails
- He always takes the time to listen to what you have to say
In combination all the clues here are signs your male friend wants a closer relationship.
You want a partner who cares for you and likes to be with you. When that’s the case he will do something about it.
The most important takeaway to remember: no man is ever worried about ruining a friendship if he has the opportunity to be with a girl he really likes.
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