There is no sure fire, 100% guaranteed way to know if someone likes

you as more than a friend...and anyone who tells you otherwise is

lying. There are, however, certain things you can look for that will

give you a pretty good idea if your friend or aquaintence is

interested in being more than friends.

Test his/her Personal Space

Everyone has something called "personal space". It is like a bubble

around us that we don't like people trespassing into. If someone gets

too close, we instinctively move away, and if they get too close

again we move away again. When we are attracted to someone that

bubble dissapears. They can brush their thigh against ours while

sitting close and we won't jerk our leg away, they can stand close

and we won't step to the side, they can sit beside us on a long couch

while watching a movie and we don't ask them to move over. We enjoy

being close to those who we are attracted to and sometimes make

excuses to do so.

So, the first step in gauging whether your friend is attracted to you

is to get past their "personal space" and monitor their reaction. If

they move away, heed it as a warning and don't try it again that day.

Our personal space is a personal thing and many of us become annoyed

if someone repeatedly invades it against our will. You can try this

several times (over several days) and if he or she continues to move

away as if by reflex, chances are, they are not attracted to you.

This is not to stop you from trying the next test another time.

Observe Their Body Language

Is your friend exhibiting flirtaseous behaviour with you? Do they

find excuses to touch you, stand close, compliment you repeatedly on

your appearance? Do their pupils dialate when they see you? It has

been found scientifically that our pupils dialate when we are looking

at someone we are attracted to. Although this is a good method, it is

probably the most unreliable of all that are listed. This is because

some people are natural flirts, they flirt with everyone, including

their friends. Also, some people are very affectionate with their

friends and that could be miscontrued as flirting.

Touch his/her Hand

Another way to gauge if someone is attracted to you is to

deliberately touch, or almost touch their hand. Try passing him or

her something and hold it in a way that makes it difficult for them

to take it without your hands touching. When they reach to take it,

observe whether or not they expend any effort to touch the smallest

surface area of your hand as possible. If they avoid touching your

hand then it could mean that they want to avoid all physical contact

with you. Take it as a good sign if they linger by your hand when

they touch you. Better yet, are their hands sweaty?