Behavior expert shares a simple trick to tell if she's attracted to you — watch her eyes

Have you ever been on a date where you were genuinely confused about whether the girl was interested in you? Well, Chase Hughes, a retired US Navy veteran and a behavior expert, says you can determine if somebody is interested or not in seconds, and all you need to master his simple trick is to look into their eyes. Speaking to Marczell Klein (@datinguy on Instagram), a hypnotist, Hughes said that observing how often a woman blinks on a date can uncover a lot about what she's feeling.

When a girl is really enjoying your company, Hughes, also a neuroscientist, said she would blink less. He suggested people observe how often a girl is blinking when they are talking to them. If they notice their blinking rate gradually going down — that's the number 1 sign she is interested. Next, notice their pupils; if they are dilated, that's another sign that she is attracted to you. But, do you really have to count how many times a girl blinks while speaking to you? No, not really. Hughes said you only need to observe their blinking rate when you start talking and see if there is any change a few seconds into the conversation.

Besides, when a girl likes you, she may try to convey it through her body language. Hughes said she may get into a more relaxing position, put her hair back, or stretch her arms out, unconsciously exposing her arteries, and that's another sign that you have been behaving well. "Most people tend to ignore the belly. This belly area that we have doesn't have any bones to protect the organs down there... [When] somebody's around us that we are threatened by, or we are not really attracted to, we will start getting into this protective mode. We will bring the ribcage down towards the pelvis to start protecting the organs down here," he added. While Hughes particularly talked about women, he said his trick applies to men as well. 

This simple trick is especially useful because many people struggle to understand if a stranger is attracted to them. In fact, a study on heterosexuals published in Psychology Today found that both men and women are equally terrible at realizing when someone is flirting with them. The study shared that when talking to a stranger, only 18% of women could identify when a man was flirting with them. While men were equally awful at understanding flirting, they performed better than the women, with a 36% accuracy rate.

Meanwhile, reacting to Hughes' tricks, @basim_g_tx commented, "That’s exactly what I look for on a date. I just count blinks. I don’t know why I can't connect with people; they all think I am weird… but I love this guy." @kslflyfisher joked, "When they blink less, it means they either like you or they are gonna beat the heck out of you." @jg1_rn said, "Yeah, start counting her blinks. The number one way is this: Does she frequently glance at you and make eye contact? Forget about blinks, pupil dilation."

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