Do do girls really like shy guys...?

206Raider

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becuase girls say im cute and everything but I spend so much time alone and they wonder why I'm so quiet and can't talk. I'm just tired of being alone. Is there a place people like us can chat or something, text or IM.
 

PinkFrog

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I prefer a shy guy versus an outgoing one because there's less pressure to be "cool" in front of them. You can just be yourself. :)
 

SickJoke

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They probably mean it, but I've learned that cute doesn't = the guy they want to date.

Hahaha exactly :D

206 you might get responses here from girls that actually prefer shy guys, but remember this is a SA forum, not representative of the general population ;)
 

Rise Against

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Yeah i know how you feel... popular, good looking girls think im cute too and flirt with me. They always ask me why i don't talk, and tell me that i need to talk more. Today a girl asked me if i had a tongue. And the other day i herd a girl tell her friend that she thinks im really cute but am really shy. I don't think they understand my problem. The fact that girls are interested in me only makes me more depressed and shy (yeah i know, weird) because i get the feeling that a relationship is available but i cant have it or deserve it... if that makes any since.

But yeah i think girls like shy guys because we are mysterious and different than the typical guy.
 
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thor01

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Yeah i know how you feel... popular, good looking girls think im cute too and flirt with me. They always ask me why i don't talk, and tell me that i need to talk more. Today a girl asked me if i had a tongue. And the other day i herd a girl tell her friend that she thinks im really cute but am really shy. I don't think they understand my problem. The fact that girls are interested in me only makes me more depressed and shy (yeah i know, weird) because i get the feeling that a relationship is available but i cant have it or deserve it... if that makes any since.

But yeah i think girls like shy guys because we are mysterious and different than the typical guy.

In answer to the first paragraph- At least they show interest in you, I havnt had any intrest in me shown. Even if they showed interst but commented on how quiet i was, i wouldnt mind, at least it would be something. It would still make me feel better than never being noticed by girls. Don't like to admit it but reading stuff like that makes me feel really jealous. And personally i wouldnt say i'm ugly, but it does it just makes me wonder if I am when ive never been told how i look from a girls perspective, or had any interest shown in me from them. Makes me sometimes think I'm ugly when if it wasn't for that i'd probably think I looked ok. Maybe its because i have long hair, who knows.

In aswer to last line- Well i hope really hope some do, i would love to think that some do, and I wish there were some who i knew. The ones i come into contact with (not really contact but you know, in my surroundings) seem to be the opposite.
 
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Rise Against

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In answer to the first paragraph- At least they show interest in you, I havnt had any intrest in me shown. Even if they showed interst but commented on how quiet i was, i wouldnt mind, at least it would be something. It would still make me feel better than never being noticed by girls. Don't like to admit it but reading stuff like that makes me feel really jealous. And personally i wouldnt say i'm ugly, but it does it just makes me wonder if its got anything to do with how i look when ive never been told how i look from a girls perspective, or had any interest shown in me from them. Makes me sometimes think I'm ugly when if it wasn't for that i'd think I looked fine really. Maybe its because i have long hair, who knows.

In aswer to last line- Well i hope really hope some do, i would love to think that some do, and I wish there were some who i knew. The ones i come into contact with (not really contact but you know, in my surroundings) seem to be the opposite.

Im sorry if it sounded like i was bragging but im not. Its so weird because girls view me as cute but i don't see myself as good looking. Maybe thats why im so shy... because i don't feel like i deserve to be with beautiful girls.
 

thor01

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Im sorry if it sounded like i was bragging but im not. Its so weird because girls view me as cute but i don't see myself as good looking. Maybe thats why im so shy... because i don't feel like i deserve to be with beautiful girls.

Oh no i'm definatley not saying you were bragging, sorry if i got carried away and it seemed like i was. just letting my own furstration out from inside haha. I like people to post what happens to them, youre just being honest. And im glad you get some attentian, I was just basically saying I wish i did sometimes. If they show interst then you cant be ugly to them. So I wouldnt miss opertunities you want to take because you think you dont deserve them.

To 206Raider I know how you feel too.
 
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mndigi

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One time an uncle I had told me that girls like shy guys. I took it to heart so much that it cost me heavily. I started to believe that a lot of girls were showing interest in me by frequently staring at me. So I started to act smart and cool. But then I became very insecure about acting foolish instead and so became very depressed and anxious. I withdrew in my shell again and locked myself away from the world while time passed. And in the end I was left to regret all the time which had passed and wish for it forever.

So the question whether girls like shy guys cost me very heavily. I wish I could have thought that I couldn't care less when my uncle had told me about it.
 

licorice

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Sure some girls do,just like some people like vanilla over chocolate,its all a matter of preference..But if you read some of the other posts on here regarding this you would realize that its the general consensus that most girls like the confident,alpha males...Luckily not every single last woman on the planet,cause then this would be a very boring world if we all liked the same things..I personally like what I like,if no one agrees than thats their problem...I've been with both types of men and cant say the relationships with the out-going confident ones were that much better..Alot of people(not all)are easily influenced,they tend to follow what everyone else likes,does..I bet most shy girls would prefer shy boys,living vicariously through each other..
 

Uix

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I think most girls do or definitely can. shy guys can sometimes seem insecure which is the only reason i could see it really being unattractive. most girls find insecurity very unattractive. aslong as you show a reasonable amount of confidence and not too much insecurity i can't see a girl not liking you because you're shy. if anything theyl probably like it more.

just my opinion :D
 

Ubersonic

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Why do they always ask one why one's so quiet if they know one is shy?
Because It's weird and foreign to their personality, and they legitimately want to know why. Many girls are socialized on a level that is hard to comprehend.
 

licorice

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Lots of generalizing here,it goes both ways...I keep hearing these phrases about how girls have been socialized,what about how the boys have been socialized and how it may affect the shy girls?
 

oBSama

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FIRSTLY u need to classify guys into three stereotype, shy and SADs. then much of the problem in discussing this will be solved. now the problem with the girls is that they generally like the guy who is liked by other girls also, they often dont give their own tastes a chance.as far as their general choices are concerned do u really need to know from others, i see half of the girls with confident guys and half with shy ones. believe me it depends on the personal choice, as does our.
 

licorice

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Maybe the pressure to look and behave like some of these vapid hollywood bimbos that are plastered all over the tv and magazines..What if some amazing girls dont feel they can ever compete with that thus resulting in them becoming shy and insecure..Since looks seems to be such a high priority these days and of utmost importance..e.g-a talentless Britney Spears becoming as rich and famous as she did,do you think she would have if she was unattractive?
 

Ubersonic

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Maybe the pressure to look and behave like some of these vapid hollywood bimbos that are plastered all over the tv and magazines..What if some amazing girls dont feel they can ever compete with that thus resulting in them becoming shy and insecure..Since looks seems to be such a high priority these days and of utmost importance..e.g-a talentless Britney Spears becoming as rich and famous as she did,do you think she would have if she was unattractive?
I think everyone can agree that pop stars serving as role models to impressionable girls is a very very bad thing. It's a shame that all those fashion magazines are marketed towards teen girls, and the teen girls are buying into it :/

It also teaches many guys to see girls as mere objects.
 
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