A friend that keeps asking you to hang out with him on a one on one basis, is demonstrating that they want you.

It is important to observe their body language when they are with you in these one on one situations.

Does your friend touch you from time to time and linger when they do?

Your friend places a hand on your arm and lingers for a while before taking it off.

They stay within your personal space so that there isn’t much room between you.

They brush something off your hair or flick something off your shirt from time to time.

These are strong body language signs that your friend wants you.

Observe how your friend acts when you are around members of the opposite sex.

Do you notice that your friend becomes somewhat protective around you when you are getting too physically close to someone of the opposite sex?

This friend reflexively gets in the middle, wanting to grab your attention, take it away from the interloper.

This is strong proof that your friend wants you.

Your friend is clearly showing that they would much rather have the biggest share of your attention without anyone else getting in the way.

A friend that is nosy about your personal life, is showing they want you.

They ask you directly about who you are or aren’t seeing, or they go to your other friends to get this information.

They come back to this topic, or introduce it as a topic of discussion, even when you are talking about something completely different and unrelated.

Your friend asks you about your past romantic relationships and relates to you with their own past relationships.

This friend creates parallels and similarities about your past relationships, telling you that their past relationship was like that.

They experienced the same problem that you had, or they had a similar looking person.

This is your friend working on connecting with you, hoping you see that there are similar tastes, and get the hint that there is romantic interest.

A friend that is constantly on their best behavior, and looking their best whenever they are around you, is demonstrating that they want you.

This is where your friend is sprucing up by wearing nicer outfits or constantly preening whenever they know that they are going to be around you.

They are complimenting you and saying nice things.

You wore something different today.

They throw a lot of compliments at you due to it.

You said something insightful today.

Your friend throws loud praise your way, as though you are the next Albert Einstein.

In essence, there is an exaggeration of the mundane.

This is your friend showing you that they want you.