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8 Signs Your Crush Likes You, Backed By Research

Channel: Psych2Go
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la0hEHT-TG0

Eight behavioral and body-language cues the channel claims signal that a crush likes you back. Opens by citing a University of California finding that people reported about five crushes over a seven-month span.

Key points

  • Mirroring: copying your words, expressions, or gestures signals connection (cites Harvard Medical School on infant-mother rhythm matching; body-language author Dr Carol Kinsey Goman).
  • Curiosity: asking lots of questions and remembering small details shows interest (William James called curiosity "the impulse towards better cognition").
  • Making time: seeking your presence, e.g. showing up where they know you'll be (2022 University of California study on what turns crushes into relationships).
  • Personal bubble: leaning toward you, open posture (uncrossed arms, relaxed), facing you with body and feet (Kansas University study; therapists Babita Spinelli and Courtney Keeter).
  • Eye contact: linked to intimacy and pupil dilation via a fight-or-flight hormonal rush (2019 study; Helen Fisher, Kinsey Institute).
  • Responsiveness: fast replies and working to keep the conversation going (Dr Holly Schiff).
  • Voice tone: shifting pitch higher or lower around someone they find attractive (2014 study; relationship expert Julia McCurley).
  • Calling with big news: being among the first they tell about good or bad news (Eastwick 2022 study found wanting to share success predicts sustained romantic interest).
  • The video repeatedly notes these are indicators, not proof, and should not be the sole basis for concluding someone's feelings.