What does it mean when a woman follows a man with her eyes but doesn’t smile or wave? I’m trying to work out whether that’s interest, boredom, or simply a person looking at something in front of her.
The looking is noticeable. The meaning is considerably less cooperative. Without a smile, a wave, or anything else to go with it, I’m left trying to interpret eye movement as though I’ve received specialist training.
I haven’t.
I can see why someone might keep a signal subtle. But subtle has a limited range, especially when the person receiving it is still deciding whether there was a signal at all. Looking back doesn’t necessarily settle anything. Now there are two people looking, and no additional information.
I’m not assuming every glance is attraction. That’s exactly the problem: I don’t know which explanation fits. Maybe she’s curious. Maybe she’s bored. Maybe it is flirting, conducted at a level of discretion I’m simply not equipped to appreciate.
So if this is something you do when you’re interested in a man, what are you hoping he’ll notice? And if you’re waiting for me to understand, a wave would move the process along considerably. Shouting may be excessive, but it would certainly clear up the ambiguity.
