Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on August 2010

Things guys do that make you suspect a hidden agenda

Illustration by Eparama Tuibenau

1. He gets really touchy-feely all of a sudden
2. He pretends not to notice that it’s almost last train
3. When walking me home, he asks if he can use my bathroom
4. He says, “Next time, will you cook for me?”
5. He wants to be alone with me on birthdays or at Christmas
6. He keeps saying he’s “lonely”
7. He asks me not to tell other people that the two of us are hanging out
8. When we go out, he sets the meeting time for late at night
9. He constantly praises my appearance
10. He suggests we go for a “drive along the coast”

Survey of 1,137 women on Goo Ranking (http://ranking.goo.ne.jp), June 21-23