Girlfrined's Isolated Gesture Means

There's the girl (duh). She works at a record shop where I hang out in most of my spare time. I've tried talking to her a bit but we've never managed to have a real conversation. Today I was trying to buy a ticket for a show and we managed once again to have a snippet of a conversation albeit mostly me trying to get some info out of her regarding a particular performer, as no matter how horny I am, I'm still a freelance reporter who needs to eat.

Just as she was about to leave, though, I told her that I loved her lip ring (which I did) and she sort of smiled (I'd like to say it was a full smile, but I'm not sure) and walked away.

Now I'm not sure if this is a good sign, or a bad sign, and I could use some advice as to whether it is or not. If it isn't, I'll throw in the towel and set my sights on someone else. If it is, I'll go back and ask her out.

We can't really say what an isolated gesture means. Sure, it could be a good sign, but maybe she was just acknowledging the compliment? Just as the girl out. Give her a specific time and place and watch her reaction. If she doesn't say yes (no call back to verify), say it's too bad and leave it at that.

Dear Jesus_Lizard

I agree with Edward that it's probably a bit to early to pull the plug at this stage. You will need to engage her in more conversation before you can make a decision to move on.

Alternatively to asking her out directly you could try to engage her more in conversation about herself and other things and see if she responds positively to it.

If she is not forthcoming with any answers or they are abrupt or she is not enthusiastic about the conversation then it could be that she either has a boyfriend or your not her type.

There is a difference to the body language of people who are free and available and those who are spoken for. Whilst some are friendly in nature others will pull no punches in shutting you down even in small chit chat.

Good luck with it - Bud.