SIGNS. SIGH.

Have you ever wondered how good it will be if there is a universal dictionary on how to interpret various sign and body languages your family, friends, relatives or potential dates looming in the corner of the club give you?

I mean, yes we should not read too much into the lines, but sometimes, there are signs, yes.

For instance;

what will you think when someone stand awkwardly next to you in a club, saying nothing but just blankly staring through the moving crowd for a couple of minutes? Like, you two are stoning together after a long night. Just the two of you. Does it give you a strange vibe of "Ok, I want to talk to you but I'm kinda nervous and unsure what topic and how to start the conversation...mmmm give me some more time to figure it out please"

OR

when someone keeps liking your status updates, keeps commenting on same posts I have just commented, what are you trying to do? and why now not anymore? please, you are a good, good guy, I do not want to lose the friendship because of some silly reasons. and you have that boyish charm with a golden heart :) a true gem!

OR

when you asked a very - tremendously very - personal, crucial question about your health to someone, and he did not even bother to follow up? Why why why? Ok, the question may be about a super duper uncomfortable, highly personal issue, but I think as a professional in your field, it is almost expected already to ask for follow up. You know, for politeness sake. I guess I can almost hear him saying "I'm not interested in you for even the slightest bit - thus I do not even bother to pretend I care for the slightest bit. Go away, freak away from my life. Don't disturb me anymore." Well, crude as it is, if that is the right message, thanks so much. It so helped me to get over you. I mean, why waste time trying to attract the attention of someone who does not even care, right?

Receiving mixed signals, by the way, is the worst possible scenario. What will you think about these "signs?":

When someone said something like, "Gorgeous girls coming! Anyone my age?" okay, our age difference is not the most common one in friendships around the world, but seriously, why say that? Are you anticipating anything?

and 

When you commented on his status, and he did not reply anything. but he reply to other people's comments..

and

not taking a photo with you at all during a party even though he brought a camera and was taking photo with everyone, not initiating any conversation, only conversing by answering unimportant, irrelevant questions asked by you, with his nervous sweat breaking... all even though you are working in a same project. and goodness, am I really that scary...

but then...

When you almost left the party, and you were hugging a friend to say goodbye, and he said: "Hey, why he receive that kind of goodbye" and then you said "Ok, you want one, I can give you one (hug too)" and then he said "Too late already". Why are you trying to do by saying those things? Do you desire a hug from me or not?

and now..

when he already not being open or friendly to you by doing those things, suddenly when there was nobody else around, he started talking to you, asking about stuffs, and then we started to talk about things. and he started to comment on your status with funny emoticons. OMGRUTNESS why the hell are you doing this again? 

Of course, there are times when there are no signals at all. 

I miss you. Please come here. 

Maybe you should come here.

Come hereeeee.

Have you ever considered that I am a good candidate too?

O.O

Really appreciate the bravado and straightforwardness though. It requires great courage from his side, and much less effort guessing from my side - e.g. trying to find meanings to short remarks, casual hi and byes, long she-wont-see-me-looking-at-her-cause-im-at-her-blindspot stares, weird body language etc2. It was a nice, neat I-think-you-are-awesome-btw-I-am-awesome-too-lets-become-closer-friends sentences. Some may think it is less gentlemenly, childish, but to the extent that I am receiving mixed signals, I guess a straight-to-the-point statements are still better.

So, those were some complicated signs I have received. Well, they may not be a sign at all, and maybe I am just overanalyzing things here, but IF they were indeed signals.. what were yours then? :)