That is, men are more likely to read an innocent gesture as sexual or flirtatious than women. [substeps] It may be the person isn't giving you mixed signals at all.
[header] How to deal with mixed signals [title] Decide if you're reading too much into the situation. [step] Sometimes, if you're just flirting with a person, you may read the situation as more flirtatious than it is. Studies have shown that men, especially, are guilty of this problem.