Boyfriends are mysterious creatures. They’re just not as expressive as we’d like them to be! As their girlfriends, it becomes a tedious task to decode their nods and monosyllables to figure out what they are trying to say… Luckily for you, we’ve decided to make things a little easier. Here are 13 things guys say and what they really mean!
1. ‘Hmmm’
What it means: ‘I really don’t have anything to add to this conversation. Can we change the topic?’
2. ‘I’m not angry’
What it means: ‘I’m just a little bit angry, but it’s honestly not a big deal. I’ll get over it if we don’t talk about this for a while.’
3. ‘Can we talk about this later?’
What it means: ‘I am going to avoid this right now and really hope that you forget about it later.’
4. ‘I didn’t want you to worry.’
What it means: ‘I kinda knew you’d get upset and I really wanted to avoid this drama. I wasn’t lying to hurt you, so can we get past it, please?’
5. ‘I’m sorry!’
What it means: ‘I am not really sure what I did, but if me saying sorry makes things okay then here it is!’
6. ‘You look prettier without makeup.’
What it means: ‘You really do look super duper amazing without all that glittery stuff I don’t understand.’
7. ‘I was kidding!’
What it means: ‘Oh shit, you took that much worse than I thought you would.’
8. ‘I’m staying in tonight.’
What it means: ‘I really just want to play my video games. But I’ll act cool and say this instead.’
9. ‘I’m fine.’
What it means: ‘I’m not exactly fine, but I don’t want to talk about it right now.’
10. ‘I am just leaving the club right now.’
What it means: ‘I’ll probably just talk to you tomorrow morning now.’
11. ‘I don’t watch porn anymore!’
What it means: ‘I’ve cut it down to, like, just 3-4 times in a week now. Which is a BIG DEAL.’
12. ‘It was nice to meet your friends.’
What it means: ‘I haven’t really formed an opinion about them, so I’ll go with nice…’
13. ‘I love you.’
What it means: ‘I have so many emotions for you, it’s crazy, so I want to just say this out loud now!’