I Am trying to understand the psychology here

Jaanaan,

Yaar, this is easy to figure out. And I think you know after all these signs.....and YES she is giving you SIGNS...........that she's interested....or at least open to communication with you.

You said that XX is a jerk and has an attitude problem. Well, the reason why X and Y don't clap or cheer or root for him is because they can tell that he's a jerk and they're turned off by him (whether he realizes it or not).

This girl, X, is at least open to friendship. And she's showing you signs of that. There is a possibility that she could have been flirting with Y to get your attention or she could be interested in him. But one thing is for CERTAIN........she's letting YOU KNOW through certain subtle signs that she's not repulsed by you and would not be against some pleasant communication with you.

The way I see it....if you totally did not care about her at all........even her slightest behavior would not matter to you to the point of posting about it on a public thread. So, **subconsciously **you at least care enough about her to think about and contemplate over her actions.

As I told you in my previous post Jaanaan, just be calm and pleasant. Don't be too rude and don't ignore her completely. Just be friendly but dont' go out of your way to chase her. Smile/nod/say hello and how are you when you see her....listen to her response.....and then move on to someone else. That way she'll know that you are at least open to saying hello/how are you to her. And she might feel more encouraged to "ask you a question", seek your "help" on an assignment. Don't shut her out completely.

The girl could have acted like a ***** because she was playing hard to get. Girls do that all the time, trust me, because they dont' want to appear needy. It's kind of like how some guys will wait 3 days before calling a girl to appear more confident and less needy. It's also like how some guys will deliberately blow hot and cold to appear more confident and less needy. It doesn't necessarily mean that the person is not interested in you. She could be interested in at least a friendship and she's showing you signs.

Jaanaan......you have two choices here. You can either let your bruised ego get the better of you and completely blow this girl off. Or you can be the bigger person and the better Muslim......and just show a calm and polite attitude without playing games. If a friendship develops between you two......that's great! It's always nice to have friends. And if that friendship potentially blooms into a deeper affection.......then that's wonderful. Maybe Allah has it in His plan to bring the two of you together. But regardless of what destiny holds for you both.........just be a gentelman and continue to act calm and pleasant (but not needy).