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But... why would you approach a stranger completely cold, without even sharing a glance or a smile across the room? It's rude to interrupt someone without at least a sign that they are open to conversation.
Where did you learn your social skills? Because you are doing it REALLY wrong!
A glace or smile doesn't mean she wants to strike up a conversation. She may just be friendly natured in general. Nice try though turning the conversation as a negative against me. Typical.
A glace or smile doesn't mean she wants to strike up a conversation. She may just be friendly natured in general. Nice try though turning the conversation as a negative against me. Typical.
So...she smiles, you make a friendly comment appropriate to the situation, she either responds or not.
That's how we women do it striking up a conversation with men. It's how anyone does it. Nobody is psychic. We don't know until we give it a shot. No response or obvious discomfort = okay, stop talking.
I thought I was the one who brought it up, seems like some selective reading going around here and I'm pretty sure most men will agree with me there are way more women who won't initiate than men who don't like being approached. If I don't respond you're on ignore.
A glace or smile doesn't mean she wants to strike up a conversation. She may just be friendly natured in general. Nice try though turning the conversation as a negative against me. Typical.
Yes, I suppose it's best to never strike up a conversation with anyone, ever.
I thought I was the one who brought it up, seems like some selective reading going around here and I'm pretty sure most men will agree with me there are way more women who won't initiate than men who don't like being approached. If I don't respond you're on ignore.
Most women won't ask a man out even if she likes him so you're right about that.
All I'm really saying (at least I think anyway, lol), is why not use the power of human speech is all? If you like someone, go up and actually try to talk to them, instead of relying on visual cues that may or may not be accurate, and quite often can be confusing, for both genders? I think that some people may be underestimating how powerful the spoken word can be, and overemphasize visual cues and gestures that may be very easily misinterpreted.
I've always been direct and verbal, just like you say. In my 20's and 30's, men didn't interpret a "hello" and a conversation as romantic interest unless it was accompanied by a lot of coyness and flirting, which I tend to associate with teen behavior, not adult behavior, but that's just me, apparently, judging by some of the feedback on this thread. Still, past a certain age, it seems men outgrow the need for that, and interactions are more straightforward.
All I'm really saying (at least I think anyway, lol), is why not use the power of human speech is all? If you like someone, go up and actually try to talk to them, instead of relying on visual cues that may or may not be accurate, and quite often can be confusing, for both genders? I think that some people may be underestimating how powerful the spoken word can be, and overemphasize visual cues and gestures that may be very easily misinterpreted.
But playing guessing games is so much better
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If you like someone, go up and actually try to talk to them, instead of relying on visual cues that may or may not be accurate, and quite often can be confusing, for both genders? I think that some people may be underestimating how powerful the spoken word can be, and overemphasize visual cues and gestures that may be very easily misinterpreted.
