Monday, October 5, 2026
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5 Signs Your Class Crush Likes You Back

By Panty Hopping , in 2026 Campus Life , at October 5, 2026 Tags: ,

Aggies, it’s that time of year. Midterms and new attendance requirements are making it prudent to develop a class crush, lest you be bored out of your mind by actually taking notes. That one guy in the top row that you keep making accidental eye contact with? That girl you’ve been stalking on Instagram? That guy who responded to your discussion post? We get it, it’s not all in your head, and we think they like you back!

Here are 5 signs you have them right where you want them:

 

1. Every time you make eye contact with them, they shift uncomfortably and give you a side-eye.

We’ve seen this playbook before. Edward and Bella, anyone? They just don’t want you to find out they feel the same way!

 

2. They didn’t accept your follow request. 

They’re just making sure their feed is cool enough. You wouldn’t open up a restaurant if it was still under construction, right?

 

3. On the group project sheet, they switched as soon as you wrote your name in the cell under theirs. 

They’re just worried you’ll find out they aren’t the smartest. 

 

4. They always rush out anxiously before you can talk to them. 

Every time you do, they introduce you to someone walking nearby and then narrowly escape. You make them nervous, you fox, you!

 

5. They start flirting with someone else in the class.

Oh, wow, they must really want you. They’re playing hard to get and making sure you know it.

 

— Panty Hopping