This will probably make a lot of your heads shake in disappointment, but here goes another story from another frustrated college student. A girl I'm into had been giving me increasing signs of interest: side glances, smiles, and even that strange hair brushing thing. For whatever reason none of that registered in my mind despite it being spread across the span of several days and numerous incidents.
I didn't think much of it and went on about my business as usual, which ironically worked in my favor. Then the day came when she came in wearing a nice dress that revealed a lot of her back, which I noticed as I caught another one of her sideglances while she was entering class. "Hmm" I thought, and I entered class and chose a seat directly behind her. I greeted a person I knew as I sat down and as I was reaching for my bag I noticed that the girl I'm now into had turned around and was looking right at me with our faces about a foot apart; this is where it turns around.
Me being a doofus and unable to apparently reach into my bag and say "hey" simultaneously, merely looked at her with a blank expression. Deer in the headlights reaction, I can't really explain it. Her look during that moment I read as nervousness and confusion. It felt like I had done so for a tad longer than I should have, and she in response turned around and left after looking a bit confused. She later returned but she emanated a different vibe, more of the reserved and slightly arrogant presence which I first noticed about her.
Anyway I no longer received as many signals as I had before, though we exchanged greetings in passing ("hey," "hi" kinda crap). She's been cutting class lately and my most recent encounter with her was in a lab where she undoubtedly saw me but didn't say anything. Curious I waited until she got up to go and swiveled in my chair to look at her with a slight grin, to which she smiled and said "hi" as she left. It seemed like a genuine smile with no underlying malice so I'm rather left confused and irritated with myself at the situation.
Classes are rounding up and I'm wondering whether I should just throw my fears out the window and blatantly ask her out tomorrow (before summer comes up and I'm left wondering) or if I shouldn't bother wasting my time. Hope I didn't ramble on unnecessarily, and thank you to anyone with advice.
I didn't think much of it and went on about my business as usual, which ironically worked in my favor. Then the day came when she came in wearing a nice dress that revealed a lot of her back, which I noticed as I caught another one of her sideglances while she was entering class. "Hmm" I thought, and I entered class and chose a seat directly behind her. I greeted a person I knew as I sat down and as I was reaching for my bag I noticed that the girl I'm now into had turned around and was looking right at me with our faces about a foot apart; this is where it turns around.
Me being a doofus and unable to apparently reach into my bag and say "hey" simultaneously, merely looked at her with a blank expression. Deer in the headlights reaction, I can't really explain it. Her look during that moment I read as nervousness and confusion. It felt like I had done so for a tad longer than I should have, and she in response turned around and left after looking a bit confused. She later returned but she emanated a different vibe, more of the reserved and slightly arrogant presence which I first noticed about her.
Anyway I no longer received as many signals as I had before, though we exchanged greetings in passing ("hey," "hi" kinda crap). She's been cutting class lately and my most recent encounter with her was in a lab where she undoubtedly saw me but didn't say anything. Curious I waited until she got up to go and swiveled in my chair to look at her with a slight grin, to which she smiled and said "hi" as she left. It seemed like a genuine smile with no underlying malice so I'm rather left confused and irritated with myself at the situation.
Classes are rounding up and I'm wondering whether I should just throw my fears out the window and blatantly ask her out tomorrow (before summer comes up and I'm left wondering) or if I shouldn't bother wasting my time. Hope I didn't ramble on unnecessarily, and thank you to anyone with advice.
