If a woman is talking to me but I’m getting mixed signals, what am I supposed to make of that? There’s enough contact for me to wonder whether she’s interested, but apparently not enough clarity for me to feel sure.
Even describing it gets tricky. “She’s talking to me” is something I can point to. “She’s interested in me” asks me to fill in a blank. Calling the signals mixed doesn’t explain which parts feel encouraging or what makes me hesitate.
Without those details, I can’t honestly turn this into a story about someone leading me on, being shy, or waiting for me to make a move. Any of those explanations would give the situation a shape it hasn’t earned yet.
So the question stays small and awkward. I’m interested enough to be trying to understand her, and I don’t know whether that interest is mutual. Do I ask her directly, or keep talking and hope it becomes clearer?
