Why is there not a book or movie called "She's Just Not That Into You?" Well, in addition to the fact that, according to society, women are crazy and pine for potential partners in a way that men apparently don't, it might not be so easy to discern whether a woman is into you or not. All the signs may be there when it comes to reading men, but until someone writes a book on it, there's no way to tell with women.
According to a new study, men are much more obvious when it comes to showing signs of attraction. So a woman might not show it if she's into you, but on the other hand, she may look interested when, in fact, she's not.
Skyler Place, a doctoral student at Indiana University who authored the study, picked 28 women and 26 men to observe speed dating videos to determine which men were attracted to which women and vice versa. In many cases, he said, a woman looked like she was being flirtatious, but wasn't really interested in the man she was flirting with.
"Overall, the men are easier to read on average," Place said. "The hardest-to-read women are harder to read than the hardest-to-read men."
We can honestly say, in our own experience, we know we have not helped matters. And we are sorry.
[Forbes: Men, the Obvious Sex]
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