A shy, introverted guy can be confusing in his body language.

There are moments where he makes eye contact with you and musters a smile.

But oftentimes, these moments are followed up with him purposely not making eye contact or smiling at you the next time he sees you.

This is because shy, introverted guys overthink.

After a moment like this, when he is alone, he replays it over and over again in his mind.

Having drawn this erroneous conclusion that he was trying too hard and came off as desperate or creepy when he made eye contact with you and smiled, he chooses not to make eye contact and smile the next time he sees you.

This compels you to wonder whether he was just being friendly when he made eye contact with you and smiled the previous week or whether you were too presumptuous in interpreting his behavior as a sign he actually likes you.

He actually likes you.

A shy, introverted guy doesn’t make eye contact and smile to just any girl.

This is a calculated move, and he doesn’t take a chance on doing it with just any girl.

Just the girl he thinks is worth the risk, which would be you.

A shy, introverted guy often overthinks every moment when he pays a bit too much attention to a girl.

As a result, he usually follows it up with the opposite behavior, and this is why he is so confusing.

There are days where he talks to you and seems really kind, as he asks you about how your day is going and listens to what you have to say about what your plans are for the weekend.

Yet, the next time you see him, he isn’t as talkative, if at all.

Unlike the last time you saw him and he opened up a conversation with you, he chooses to ignore you or quickly acknowledge you with rapid eye contact as he hurries away.

Yet again, his behavior baffles you.

Just last week he was talkative and playful, cracking jokes and making you laugh.

All of a sudden, the very next week, he is doing everything possible to ignore you.

You might try to engage him in conversation, but he keeps it quick, not wanting to contribute all that much to it, and before you know it, the conversation is over and he has gone on his way.

Once again, you are standing there confused, wondering why his behavior is so hot and cold.

Shy, introverted men overthink.

Since he is very selective with whoever he chooses to give his attention to, he is incredibly critical of the moment after the fact.

A shy, introverted guy spends a lot of time on his own, which makes him susceptible to getting too caught up in his thoughts.

He worries that he talked too much and that he probably came off as too desperate in trying to impress you.

All of this hot and cold behavior is merely a result of his lack of confidence and overactive mind.

His mind has a natural inclination to go to the negative conclusion.

Moments where he feels brave enough to make sustained eye contact with you, smile, or talk to you are almost always followed up by time alone overthinking whether his behavior came off as too desperate or needy.

This usually results in him behaving in the opposite way the next time he sees you.