For girls who were friends with their boyfriend before dating, could you tell that he liked you while you were friends? ?

Yup.  I just had to start to feel emotionally close and bonded to him before I was sexually attracted to him. That took a while.

Well I knew he liked me and we enjoyed the same things.

I was sexually attracted to him from the start but when we first met he was just out of a LTR and not looking to date.  So being friends was  a good option.  

We got to know each other, saw shows together and would occasionally just get together for a meal or drinks.

I think it was probably 10 months into our friendship before the first time we both left thinking "was that a date?".   It took another 4 months before we made out and another 2 weeks till we actually became lovers.

We marked 15 years as a couple in November of 2020.

i would think some of them could tell

Yes. If you have dealt with a guy that wanted a one night stand or hook up vs a guy that actually likes you , you can tell. For example me and him would hang out at his house beyond hook up hours, watch tv together etc. also the sex felt different. We were kissing a lot and it felt like  typical boyfriend girlfriend sex. He would also want to hang out with me for stupid reasons like meeting up with me at the grocery store just to help me buy groceries. He also had me meet family which is important to him because he’s a family man. 

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Yes.

The thing is... they usually tell you right off the bat on a whim. 

If theyre too shy, theyre the ones you have to milk the truth from subtly. Because theyre late bloomers.