How can you tell if a guy has a girlfriend?

[glucoze]

It's not like I necessarily want to go up to a guy that I like and ask "hey do you have a girlfriend?"

It may be a stupid question, but is there anyway to tell if a guy has a girlfriend?

[g84]

If you don't know him very well, then i don't think there would be an easy way to find out. If you two have mutual friends, then it might be possible to find out through them somehow, but i'm not really sure.

For example, with the last guy that i liked, i didn't really have any way of knowing whether he was involved or interested in someone. At the time I felt shy about asking him (because we had never talked about anything related to that), and i also didn't know / hadn't met any of his friends.

[In the Dark]

Other ways of finding out if he has a GF without asking him

Ask his friends.

Ask acquaintances who know him.

If his friends have partners and you know them ask them.

Add him on facebook.

 

But the best way is to just ask him but in a round about manner.

As if you expect him to have a Girlfriend.

[Momake]

If you have no access to his friends / network I would just approach him as though you're interested. Any decent guy will give signs (backing off or simply say they have a gf by working her into the conversation somehow) and you will get the picture. Otherwise, there is no other way.

 

Though when I was single I was told "You seem like someone who would have a girlfriend" by a girl who I had known for about a week - so that would lead me to think that maybe girls do have some personality traits they check off in their mind to judge someones relationship status. I never did ask why - I wasn't sure if I should be flattered or not. lol.

[JusticeLaw9]

Whatever you do, if you find out he's not seeing anybody, don't do like most women do and make such a big deal out of it.

 

"You're single?? Why? How long have you been single?"

 

"Have you just not found the right person???"

 

Some guys hate when a woman pulls there card about a relationship status; it's really not that important to start interrogating him about. If he's single, then that oughta be a bonus for you! So don't try to figure out why he's not, maybe it's for you...

[Speranza]

If you have no access to his friends / network I would just approach him as though you're interested. Any decent guy will give signs (backing off or simply say they have a gf by working her into the conversation somehow) and you will get the picture. Otherwise, there is no other way.

 

Though when I was single I was told "You seem like someone who would have a girlfriend" by a girl who I had known for about a week - so that would lead me to think that maybe girls do have some personality traits they check off in their mind to judge someones relationship status. I never did ask why - I wasn't sure if I should be flattered or not. lol.

 

She was probably checking you out!

 

This is why women hate asking guys out - but then I presume it cuts the other way too.

[Convict7]

I always try to work my gf into the conversation if I am talking to a girl for the first time(in class or at work) and she seems even slightly interested in the non-platonic me. Any quality man won't beat around the bush concerning his relationship status. I am very taken and don't make it a secret. When I was single I didn't make that a secret either. if he is a good guy you can start talking to him naturally and it should come out quickly if he is taken.

[Go Habs Go]

I always try to work my gf into the conversation if I am talking to a girl for the first time(in class or at work) and she seems even slightly interested in the non-platonic me. Any quality man won't beat around the bush concerning his relationship status. I am very taken and don't make it a secret. When I was single I didn't make that a secret either. if he is a good guy you can start talking to him naturally and it should come out quickly if he is taken.

 

 

Not necessarily. I shouldn't have to share my relationship status if anyone shows the slightest bit of interest.

[arwen]

If you are talking, you could casually ask him what he did during his last vacation (or what he will do the next one). You'll soon here 'my gf/ex/my friends and I went/are going to...'.

 

Of course, NOT mentioning a gf doesn't mean there is no gf.

[Convict7]

Not necessarily. I shouldn't have to share my relationship status if anyone shows the slightest bit of interest.

Of course you don't HAVE to share that you are in a relationship. But out of respect for your SO a good guy would be sure not to lead the girl on or give her the impression she could have him.

 

If you're single you don't have to tell anyone that. You can pretend to have a gf to avoid rejecting the girl you are talking to, there's nothing wrong with that.

[annie24]

If you are talking, you could casually ask him what he did during his last vacation (or what he will do the next one). You'll soon here 'my gf/ex/my friends and I went/are going to...'.

 

Of course, NOT mentioning a gf doesn't mean there is no gf.

 

i was going to say this. especially when there is a family oriented holiday coming up (like christmas). you can ask what his plans are and he might say, "my gf and are are....."

 

though like arwen said, just because he doesn't mention it doesn't mean that there is no gf.

 

my friend knew i liked a guy, so she went up to him and said, "Have you been to xxxxx restaurant? You should take your gf there, it's nice." he said, "I'll do that." I guess that meant he had a gf.

[RoadRage]

If you are talking, you could casually ask him what he did during his last vacation (or what he will do the next one). You'll soon here 'my gf/ex/my friends and I went/are going to...'.

 

Of course, NOT mentioning a gf doesn't mean there is no gf.

 

yeah, i agree with that, im pretty sure if you have a decent conversation with a guy/girl, talking about what they did over the weekend or what they like to do etc, if they have a partner it will be mentioned. And if they don't mention they have a partner, just assume they dont i suppose (of course you mightnt be assuming correctly.....but if they really wanted you to know they'd tell you right?)