What does it mean when a guy mimics you?

If a guy recently mimicked you then you might be wondering why and what it might mean about the way that he feels about you.

This post will help you understand why he might have mimicked you and why other guys might do it as well in the future.

So, what does it mean when a guy mimics you? If he does it with a friendly tone and he shoes positive body language around you then it would be a sign that he is attracted to you. If he does it with a harsher tone and more negative body language it would be more likely that he is annoyed with you or that he doesn’t like you.

Since there are a number of reasons why a guy will mimic you it is important to consider the context of how he did it and the body language that he showed.

Why a guy will mimic you

Each of the different reasons why a guy will mimic you will likely come with a number of clues in the way that he does it and the body language that he shows.

In the following sections, I will mention a number of reasons why a guy will mimic you, the signs to look for and the things to consider.

He likes you

The reason that he mimicked you could be that he likes you.

This would be more likely if he shows positive body language around you and if he mimics you with a more friendly tone.

The reason that mimicking you can be a sign that he likes you is that it suggests that he wants to have your attention on him, that he wants to get a reaction out of you and that he wants you to have fun around him.

If he did mimic you due to being attracted to you then it would be likely that he would show signs of being attracted to you when around you.

These signs could include doing things such as:

• Holding prolonged eye contact
• Having dilated pupils when looking at you
• Touching you a lot
• Standing closer to you than he does with his other friends
• Asking you more questions and giving you more attention than he does to his other friends
• Pointing his feet at you
• Glancing at you and quickly looking away or smiling when you notice
• Positioning himself to be nearer to you
• Adjusting his appearance when he sees you
• Sitting or standing more upright when he sees you
• Laughing and looking to see if you are also laughing

He considers you a friend

The reason that he mimicked you could be that he considers you a friend and he was just being friendly.

This would be more likely if he also does similar things with his other friends and if he shows the same body language around them as he does with you. It would also be more likely that he would have done it with a positive tone and while showing positive body language.

He’s annoyed with you

People will often mimic people when they are annoyed with them. The reason that he mimicked you could have been that he was annoyed with you.

This would be more likely if he did it after you had just argued and if he did it with a less friendly tone such as at a higher pitch.

If he was annoyed with you then it would be likely that he would have shown it in his body language by doing things such as:

• Crossing his arms when seeing you or when you were talking
• Squinting at you
• Tensing his jaw when looking at you
• Having tight lips when you were talking
• Tightening his eyebrows together when looking at you

He was just being mean

It could have been the case that he was mimicking you because he was simply being mean to you.

This would be more likely if he did it with a less friendly tone, while showing negative body language and if he did it while in front of certain people. People will often be mean in an attempt to appear to be more popular so it would be more likely that he wouldn’t do it when certain people are not around.

If he was being mean then he might have shown it in his body language by doing things such as:

• Squinting at you
• Tensing his jaw when looking at you
• Hiding his lips
• Tightening his eyebrows when looking at you

Consider your relationship with him

The type of relationship that you have with him could have an impact on the possible reasons that he did it.

If you have been friends with him for a while then it would be more likely that he was either showing attraction to you or that he was joking. It would help to consider the body language that he shows around you, if he does it with his other friends and if his body language is different around you compared to when he’s with them.

If it was a guy that you didn’t know very well then he could have been doing it for any of the reasons mentioned above. It would be necessary to consider the tone that he did it with and the body language that he was showing to get a better idea of why.

Think about the way that he reacts to seeing you

When trying to understand the way that he feels about you and why he mimicked you it would be helpful to consider the way that he reacts to seeing you.

If he reacts to seeing you by noticeably changing his body language then it would be more likely that he either has positive or negative feelings about you.

If he reacts to seeing you by doing things such as:

• Sitting or standing more upright
• Uncrossing his arms
• Raising his eyebrows and smiling
• Pointing his feet at you
• Positioning himself to be nearer to you
• Holding eye contact
• Adjusting his appearance

Then it would be more likely that he mimicked you because he likes you.

Whereas, if he reacts to seeing you by doing things such as:

• Squinting at you
• Tensing his jaw
• Crossing his arms
• Tightening his eyebrows

Then it would be more likely that he was annoyed with you or that he was mimicking you because he was being mean.

Consider the way that he interacts with others

Comparing the way that he interacts with other people with how he interacts with you would also be helpful in understanding why he mimicked you.

If he also does similar things with his other friends and he shows the same body language around them as with you then it would be more likely that he was joking when he did it.

Whereas, if he doesn’t do it with his other friends like he did with you and he changes his body language around you then it would be more likely that he was either showing attraction, being mean or he was annoyed with you. It would help to consider how his body language was different around you.

Look for a cluster of signs

When considering his body language it would be helpful to consider multiple signs at the same time.

The reason being that he could have been showing a single body language sign for a number of different reasons. This can make it difficult to understand the meaning of single body language signs.

Whereas, if he was showing a cluster of body language signs that all suggested the same thing then it would be more likely that he was showing them for that specific reason.

Related

What does it mean when a guy mimics your body language? It could be a sign that he likes you especially if he also shows other signs of attraction in his body language. He might also do it because you both tend to hang out with the same people.

What does it mean when a guy mimics your words? If he does it with a positive tone and while showing positive body language it would be a sign that he is attracted to you. If he does it with a nasty tone and with negative body language it would be more likely that he is annoyed with you or he’s being mean.

What does it mean when a guy mimics your voice? If he shows positive body language signs around you then it would be a sign that he likes you. If he does it with a more nasty tone while showing negative body language it would be more likely that he was either annoyed with you or he was being mean.