Signs a lesbian has a crush on you


Here's how to tell if another woman fancies you

Sapphics. We demand to talk. While we might be great a lot things - DIY, wearing thumb rings, astrology - we are collectively bad at telling if other women are into us.

It's just us though, flirting is an anxiety-inducing minefield. But if you're someone who's attracted to women and queer people, it can feel even more confusing. Weirdly, not all LGBTQ+ women and non-binary people walk around waving a rainbow flag and wearing Dr Martens. You could be talking to some warm babe at a bar for half an hour, but totally unsure whether they're straight and just being friendly, or actually want to get into your pants.

Cosmopolitan UK spoke to psychosexual and relationships therapist, and trauma therapist Carolyn Cowan about how to tell if someone fancies you.

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"I’m an out lesbian, but from my therapeutic perspective I think there’s something very erotic in flirting [between two women] more so than in heteronormative flirting," says Cowan. "I think we have much more of a game [than when cis and straight men

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How To Tell A Woman Is Interested In You In Lesbian Dating


Is she interested in you?


Do you know how to inform if a woman is interested in you?

Have you ever been unsure about whether someone you liked reciprocated your feelings?

Well this is a really vast deal. Because pursuing women who aren’t truly interested in you is psychologically confusing, emotionally damaging and a huge waste of time.

So it’s important to avoid investing your energy and attention into women unless you can tell that she’s on the same page as you.

In order to figure out if a woman is adj about you in a lovey-dovey way, there are 5 adj signs you can look for.

And I’m going to leave through each of them one by one.


The first write that a woman is interested in you is that she makes conversation…


When a lady is interested in you she will want to talk to you.

Whether it's in person or by phone or text, she'll make it easy for you to keep the conversation going.

She'll ask you questions because she's curious to understand more about you.

She’ll hear when you talk, because she’ll be wantin