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4 Sure Signs He Likes You

Mei 20, 2009 | | Leave a Comment

We have all heard countless times about how frustrated men get that women are so hard to read or understand. Well, we women know that men can be just as hard to figure out. This is especially true if you have your eye on a certain someone but aren’t sure whether he likes you back.

Trying to get a romantic relationship started is hard enough even if you know exactly how the other person feels. It is even harder when you are in the dark about his real feelings and intentions.

It is impossible to read his mind, but you can get the inside scoop on the common signs that he will show you that indicate he likes you. Here are 4 sure signs he likes you:

1. He makes it a point to be near you at often as possible

Physical attraction between man and woman is animal and very physical. At its most basic level, attraction is based on the human need to reproduce. Nature dictates that we can only reproduce with those with whom we are physically close. If the guy you have a crush on makes it a point to be around you as often as possible, this is a sure sign he likes you. It doesn’t matter exactly what he is doing when he is near you, by the way: even if he is not paying any direct attention to you, if he is nearby often, count this as a sign that he has a crush on you.

2. He often touches you innocently

Attraction and love go hand-in-hand, and attraction is often expressed through touching. The act of touching can be a proxy, or substitute, for the act of making love. Light touches on the back, shoulder, hair, or hands - even if they seem accidental - are excellent indicators that romantic feelings are present.

3. He tries to get a reaction out of you

If you are on speaking terms with the man you like (such as if he is a co-worker), take it as a sign that he likes you if he is constantly trying to get a reaction out of you. This could be anything from taking little verbal jabs, kidding with you, or complimenting you. Anything he does, really, to get you to express some sort of emotion toward him is a sign of this kind of behavior.

4. He kids and lightly makes fun of you

A common tactic that men use to indirectly show they care is to make fun of a woman, ever so lightly and in an inoffensive manner. While this sounds like something straight out of the third grade, it is a behavior that typically extends well into adulthood. This type of indirect sign of affection is common with men who are not yet at that stage of relationship with the woman they like.

If the guy you like is showing you one or more of these signs, take it as a huge compliment; it probably means he likes you. Now is your chance to take the next steps and figure out how to really get his attention.

Source: http://articlet.com/article7.html

Mar

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My Local Library Was a Huge Part of My Life

Maret 21, 2009 | | Leave a Comment

I was only 7 when I won the biggest contest of my life.

That’s when Hayner Public Library in downtown Alton Illinois held a summer reading contest for children. After we read a book, we had to write a short review of it to verify we had actually read it. I think I read something like 100 books that summer. It wasn’t work. It was fun. And I got a free book for reading the most books — I think I chose some kind of hardcover nature book.

But the real prize I got was a lot bigger. And to tell the truth, I’d have won that whether I read more or less books than other kids. I won the content whenever it was that I became so emotionally bonded to reading. So the world was no longer just my house and yard and neighborhood and church in Alton Illinois.

Suddenly it was Oz. Suddenly it was the barnyard with Freddy the Pig. And Mars in many different depictions. So many places, so many wild and wonderful people. I wanted to read books to experience the adventures. To learn the fascinating facts of the world of insects. The prize and whatever recognition I received were secondary.

And not long after that I was able to follow my mother up the stairs to the adult library. I vividly recall finding the science fiction/fantasy section, looking up at the shelves and seeing a thick book by someone named Arthur C Clarke and just being so thrilled by the title — ACROSS THE SEA OF STARS. The image and thrill of interstellar space as an ocean and crossing it for an infinite number of possible adventures, has never left me.

That small library (perhaps a gift of the “greedy” Andrew Carnegie, perhaps not) held incredible gifts of worlds and information for me. I wandered through both the fiction and nonfiction sections. I read THE LORD OF THE RINGS by J.R. R. Tolkien long before it was the “in” thing to do, which was long before the movies came out. I’d read Pierre Boulle’s many novels long before the movie PLANET OF THE APES came out.

I practiced yoga and read about Hindu and Buddhist religions long before The Beatles brought international attention to the religions of India. I read books about the paranormal long before I was able to find FATE magazine on the newstand.

Thanks to constant reading I’m quick and good at extracting information and digesting it. And at writing my own fiction and nonfiction. Many Internet marketers pay to have articles written. Not me. I get paid to write them. And although my dreams of writing bestselling novels have taken a backseat to other parts of my life, there’re still there, just waiting until I have the time to devote to them.

And I owe it all to the public library. Thank you.