Men, what do you think when a woman makes eye contact and smiles at you in a public place? Is it:
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[li]“She totally digs me.”[/li][li]“She’s just being nice.”[/li][li]Something else? (Please specify.)[/li][/LIST]
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I almost never think A. B is most common and sometimes, when my face is breaking out in acne because I got lazy with my Proactiv, I think she’s noticing the zits. If she recoils in terror shortly after the eye contact and smile, it’s definately C.
c. “I wonder who she has mistaken me for.”
First thought is always:
C: Who is sitting beside me?
After that, if I am convinced it is me she is looking at, it is a cross between A & B. I’m not going to presume she is totally digging me, but I will at least presume she is slightly interested. I’ll then hopefully end up with a phone number, and never call it because I convince myself the next day she was not interested. Or I will call 3 weeks later by which time she is dating a friend of mine. That’s only happened 4 times.
C. Bemused indifference.
It depends on the type of smile. Sometimes I’m pretty convinced she actually digs me, sometimes it looks like she’s just being friend. It also depends on what sort of mood I’m in that day.
a or b
I tend to hope it’s a but plan on b. Even if she’s not attractive I still want her to think that I’m attractive. In most setting it will at least get me to ask for a number or ask about a boyfriend.
It could be any one of them.
Under normal circumstances, B. If there was something overt in her expression I would probably go to C (Is my fly open? Is she on drugs? She’s gonna go for my wallet!) rather than A.
I have on a couple of occasions thought A when a woman repeatedly put her hand on my thigh. On these occasions, the correct answer turned out to be C.
In your particular case, tdn, it’s a.
Somewhere between A and B, but leaning towards B.
The weather here is bumming me out. It makes me want to ask God what the fuck a cubit is, and if I really have to collect all those damn animals. And the thing is, I have a date tonight and I really wanted to be in a great emotional state when I show up.
Thank you thank you thank you!
(Where’s the kissy smiley when you need it?)
(smiles at tdn in a public place) 
Good luck with your date.
That Iranian woman again?
Or a different woman, you pimp! 
Different. Much much cuter.
Damn man! How much do you charge for lessons? 
Good luck! Will you report back to the boards on how it went?
… with pictures.
What I think she means - A
What she actually means - C - there’s the guy who I’ve got a restraining order against. I’ll nail his ass in court now!