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" Unfortunately, after a first date, it&amp;#039;s rarely as simple as: &amp;quot;I like you, I had fun, let&amp;#039;s get together again.&amp;quot; I&amp;#039;m coy after a first date because: I don&amp;#039;t want to look too eager/desperate. I won&amp;#039;t ignore my attraction, but I&amp;#039;ll at least try to temper it. I want to look like I have a life. Even though I don&amp;#039;t have a life, I might try to look a little aloof. I&amp;#039;m not sure if you like me. It&amp;#039;s scary to take the dive and show I&amp;#039;m interested when I&amp;#039;m not sure if the girl is interested. Despite attempts to look calm, cool, and collected, there are a number a things I&amp;#039;ll do around an initial date that clue you in that I&amp;#039;m interested. Here are a few:  1. Completing the Date  It may not indicate that you&amp;#039;re the apple of my eye,  but it does indicate that you&amp;#039;re not a total disaster. Most people are courteous enough to do the absolute minimum on a date: finish whatever activity you&amp;#039;re doing together and devote sufficient time out of respect for the other person. But some situations are such utter disaster, things must be cut short.  I once went out with a girl who spewed embarrassingly stupid things I couldn&amp;#039;t respond to. Finally, I suggested changing plans to meet up with my buddies. Once a date is officially a bust, I&amp;#039;ll look for any way out.  2. One on One  If I&amp;#039;m into you, and comfortable, I won&amp;#039;t want to &amp;quot;share&amp;quot; you. A common tactic to combat a boring date is calling in &amp;quot;reinforcement&amp;quot; friends to &amp;quot;dilute&amp;quot; you. I&amp;#039;m naturally talkative with those around me, but if I invite everyone else around us into our party, I might be looking for a more interesting outlet.  3. Extending the Date  Suggesting something (other than going back to someone&amp;#039;s place) after dinner like taking a walk, grabbing a drink, going for dessert, catching a movie, etc., indicates I&amp;#039;m asking for an encore. Although a masochist like myself might ask a girl to spend more time with me if I&amp;#039;m not enjoying her company.  4. Suggesting Another Date  Sometimes I get so excited during a first date I play my cards by suggesting other things we should do together. A common time to suggest another date is at the end of the date, though some guys just say this to be friendly. But it can&amp;#039;t be bad if the guy is enthusiastic enough to suggest a second date. He just has to make good on his word.  5. Friendly Follow-Up Right After You Say Good-bye  Sometimes after a date, I&amp;#039;ll text the girl telling her I had a great time, out of sheer giddiness. If I&amp;#039;m not interested after the date, I&amp;#039;ll head straight home and begin my process of fading out of this girl&amp;#039;s life (following up is not part of that process).  6. Striking While the Iron&amp;#039;s Hot  I&amp;#039;ll appear to be flaky or uninterested if I wait too long. If I enjoyed the date I&amp;#039;ll contact her within a few days. This doesn&amp;#039;t necessarily mean I&amp;#039;m asking her out again just yet. I&amp;#039;m just keeping the conversation going. If I&amp;#039;m not interested, I won&amp;#039;t ever contact her again. Regardless of how great you thought things went, if he doesn&amp;#039;t contact you again he&amp;#039;s clearly not interested.  7. Consistency  Hold me to a higher standard than one extra date, or one call back after the initial date. How many times have you gone on a few dates only to have it fizzle out? You can&amp;#039;t be sure I&amp;#039;m interested until we&amp;#039;ve gone out consistently for more than a month.  8. Non-Clich\u00E9 Dates/Spontaneity  Take notice when I ask you to do random little things: run errands, go to the park. It&amp;#039;s that next step when I&amp;#039;m getting to know you and showing you I want you around whenever, wherever. Spending this &amp;quot;informal&amp;quot; time with you indicates I&amp;#039;m interested. Remember, guys sometimes act interested just to get laid, and there are guys who feel guilty cutting a date short when it&amp;#039;s not going well. &amp;quot;Trying to be nice&amp;quot; actually sends the wrong signals if a guy is not interested. My advice: Use these indicators as guidelines (they usually build on each other as things progress). Be vigilant, because reading the signals incorrectly will get you hurt. Hopefully you&amp;#039;ll meet a good guy who is sending honest signals. How do you show you&amp;#039;re interested after a first date? Do you wait for a guy to make the next move after a first date? What signals are you looking for in guys after a first date? Do you agree with my signals, and that it&amp;#039;s tough to read them in the beginning? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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