Does he like me?

DoTheyLikeMe?

20F. I recently reconnected with a group of old school friends, including a guy I’ll call Brendon (20M). We mostly only see each other at parties or the pub because everyone works full-time, but every time we hang out, we end up talking and flirting. My best friend has noticed it too.

I’m autistic and really bad at reading situations, so I don’t know if I’m overthinking this or if he actually likes me.

Some things that happened:

  • He’s always stealing my phone to take selfies, but he seems to do it to me more than anyone else.
  • One time he had a photo of me on his phone and was teasing me with it while dodging me trying to delete it. We were both drunk and ended up playfully touching hands.
  • His friend Alex likes me, and Brendon once said he didn’t want to do anything because Alex was interested in me.
  • On my birthday at a club, a random guy made me uncomfortable, and Brendon stepped in immediately.
  • Recently at the pub, after our friends disappeared, we spent ages talking, joking around, and flirting. He kept smiling at me and looking me up and down.
  • We also always seem to end up sitting together and sharing drinks at group hangouts.

I can’t tell if this is genuine interest or just drunk/party flirting. I don’t know him well enough to ask him to hang out one-on-one without it feeling awkward. Does this sound like he likes me?

Posted May 12, 2026, 6:13 AM UTC

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