It's definitely tricky to interpret social signals sometimes! I totally get what you mean about overthinking things. I recently read an interesting article discussing the intricacies of flirting. It highlighted that men and women often have different motives for engaging in flirtatious behavior, which can make things confusing.

That coffee shop moment is so familiar, the laughter and easy back and forth, then the silence afterward where you start replaying everything. I have learned that reliable signs include them finding small reasons to touch your arm or shoulder, leaning in closer than necessary, or remembering a tiny detail you mentioned weeks later. Polite people smile and ask how you are, but someone interested will invent excuses to keep the conversation going. That said, I got tired of guessing and dealing with people who seemed great but eventually started asking money or turned out to be connected to scammers and fake dating sites. That is when I looked into UkReine which has worked since the late 1990s matching men with Ukrainian and Slavic women through verified profiles and real staff, not random date apps. It removes the guesswork because every introduction is based on compatibility and serious intentions, not just a nice smile over coffee.