My thoughts and a GM

I agree with many here that it probably depends on the girl, and on you. Girls are drawn to me like moths to a light. I don't have to do anything and girls come to me and want to be friends. I'm very lucky that way. But do they know there's anything sexual behind the light in my eyes when I see them? I'm very certain some do, some don't, and some eventually realize it. Because girls come to me, I've seen a lot of variation in how they respond. But generally, it doesn't take long for them to start hinting at sexual things. At which point I have to calmly and politely try to act like I don't notice, and if that doesn't work and they try harder, I have to kindly explain that we can't do that. Much more often than not, that's what happens, instead of nothing sexual ever coming up.

At the very least if a girl knows you like her, she'll want to be with you if you're not at all threatening. If you appear to be a good kind person then she'll want to be with you because she'll know you want to be with her. Sometimes they'll say things like, "I want to marry you or be your girlfriend," and there's really nothing behind that. It simply means, "You're awesome and I want to spend as much time with you as I can." And there's no sexual undertone. Other times, its clearly more.

And sometimes you just plain can't be sure. As an example. I was on holiday once at a nice hotel with a big shallow pool. I liked to sit by the pool in a spot that was close to the kids playground and also close to the volleyball sand pit (I played a lot of vball there). During that trip I made friends with a number of kids (just as many boys as girls, though I was attracted to the girls, not the boys so much). A couple girls, the ones I talked to and saw the most, were sisters and had purposefully wiggled their way into my radar to make sure I noticed them, trying to divert my attention from a couple boys. In the back of my mind I grinned and thought, "Just one more example of how meant to be this all is." And sure enough, these little beauties, one just 7 and the other almost 9, were always wearing their two piece bathing suits. Another great bonus. Then, the second day after meeting them, they announced that they were both in gymastics and asked me if I wanted to see them do some moves. My heart jumped and I tried not to look way too eager, but gladly agreed. And sure enough they were both showing me moves like the bridge, cartwheels, hand stands, and the front splits. This girl moment was very likely nothing more than harmless showing off, though a small part of me wonders if it wasn't partly purposefully showing off their bodies to me. Usually I can tell the difference, but in that instance I really couldn't tell if there was a motive behind it or not.

In general, girls can tell if you like them. Can they tell if you like them physically and sexually? Some can and some can't. There are many factors that effect that. All I know is that girls love the attention and more than not like to behave and be sexual or at the very least physically intimate. If they like you "that way", they'll want that. It breaks my heart when it gets to a point where its gone beyond coy playing and teasing, and where you have to explain that things can't go that far.