Yes and no. Sometimes they mean "hell no", sometimes they mean..."I am shy, let me see if you really are interested."
That's what happened with me & my wife.
We went to a co-ed camp, and she was one of (if not) the 'hottest' girls at camp. Being pursued by many potential suitors and I had a leg up. One of her new 'girlfriends' was a long time 'girl friend' of mine. So my friend was telling me that she thinks she likes me, even though she would ask her and she would say 'No'.
She (my wife) was giving me subtle signals here and there - but she was giving everyone else no signals at all.
She was telling everyone that she didn't like me though, and many other girls actually tried to actively discourage me from pursuing her.
I was 15, and relatively innocent at the time - so I wasn't pressuring her from a sexual perspective. It was all innocent.
Suffice it to say, after coming back from that weeklong camp, we started dating about a week later.
As of tomorrow, we will be married for 7 years and together for 13 years, with 2 kids and 1 on the way...and we're both still happy.
So, in short...know when to hold them, know when to fold em.
That's what happened with me & my wife.
We went to a co-ed camp, and she was one of (if not) the 'hottest' girls at camp. Being pursued by many potential suitors and I had a leg up. One of her new 'girlfriends' was a long time 'girl friend' of mine. So my friend was telling me that she thinks she likes me, even though she would ask her and she would say 'No'.
She (my wife) was giving me subtle signals here and there - but she was giving everyone else no signals at all.
She was telling everyone that she didn't like me though, and many other girls actually tried to actively discourage me from pursuing her.
I was 15, and relatively innocent at the time - so I wasn't pressuring her from a sexual perspective. It was all innocent.
Suffice it to say, after coming back from that weeklong camp, we started dating about a week later.
As of tomorrow, we will be married for 7 years and together for 13 years, with 2 kids and 1 on the way...and we're both still happy.
So, in short...know when to hold them, know when to fold em.