Does He Like Me?

About this test

There are two ways to find out whether a guy is interested: spend three weeks decoding the hidden meaning of every message, or look at what he actually does. The second is less fun and considerably more reliable. Real interest leaves very ordinary traces: he texts first, he retains details, he proposes specific dates instead of vague "we should hang out sometime", and he makes himself available when it costs him something.

So this test is entirely about his behaviour, across eighteen concrete points: who initiates, how fast and how long his replies are, where his eyes go, where he positions himself in a group, how he reacts when another guy enters the picture, what he confides, and whether the people around him know you exist. No question asks you to interpret an intention — only to note a fact.

Two caveats. Shyness can drag some scores down without interest being absent: a very reserved guy initiates rarely but remembers everything. Conversely, a very high score doesn't guarantee he's available or honest. The result tells you where his behaviour stands, not what he intends to do with it.

How it works

Each question is worth 0 to 4 points depending on how strong the observed signal is. Costly signals — cancelling plans for you, naming a specific date, telling his friends about you — count as much as subtle ones, because they're far harder to fake. The total is scaled to 100.