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Old 10-16-2012, 10:35 AM
 
Location: Baltimore, MD
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Originally Posted by Raena77 View Post
This is true. That's why when ladies find a respectable man we go gaga over him.
I'm respectable and no one since I broke up with my ex 5.5 years ago has ever gone "ga ga" over me. I get out plenty and have worked in high rise office buildings most of the last 20+ years.

I find the "nice guys finish last" to be closer to the truth.
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Old 10-16-2012, 10:43 AM
 
Location: SF CA, USA
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I'm respectable and no one since I broke up with my ex 5.5 years ago has ever gone "ga ga" over me. I get out plenty and have worked in high rise office buildings most of the last 20+ years.

I find the "nice guys finish last" to be closer to the truth.
Well, it's sort of a Catch 22 situation. You're expected to be aggressive and confident, but also not make any unwelcome advances. The problem is that women have been bombarded by so much bullcrap that they can only take so much, and by a certain point they just put up a wall to any and all stranger interaction. So unless you already know them, as in a friend situation, you're a potential creep.
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Old 10-16-2012, 10:57 AM
 
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Apparently, these CD folks make it all sound too commonplace.
It IS commonplace. It happens to a lot of women constantly.

This is especially true if you live in places where you come in frequent, close contact with a lot of strangers, like on crowded streets, the subway, the bus, in stores, etc. The anonymity of a big city emboldens men to act this way because they know they'll never see you again--and are, therefore, less likely to get in trouble. Whereas, in a smaller town, people are less likely to do this, because they know they'll probably run into you again.

I come from a small suburban town, and men there don't do that. The most they do is look, and maybe give a compliment. They don't dare to say anything rude because they know you might be able to track them down easily, and get your father/boyfriend/husband to say something to them. But I've lived in a big city for most of my adult life. In big cities with a lot of pedestrians and public transit, like NYC, DC, Chicago, etc. where you're not in the cocoon of your car--anything goes.
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Old 10-16-2012, 11:12 AM
 
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I'm respectable and no one since I broke up with my ex 5.5 years ago has ever gone "ga ga" over me. I get out plenty and have worked in high rise office buildings most of the last 20+ years.

I find the "nice guys finish last" to be closer to the truth.
I disagree with "finish last" plenty of successful marriages out there.
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Old 10-16-2012, 11:16 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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Eww... people really say these things?
Which is why your "is everyone from where you are so beautiful?" schtick isn't appealing for women and doesn't come across as a compliment. It's a step up from "are you wearing spacepants?" but it's still a line.
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Old 10-16-2012, 11:17 AM
 
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I would seriously rather not be hit on at all.

In my experience it's a bothersome unpleasant nuissance and it's certainly not something I think of as 'you don't know what you got till its gone'. No different than likely many guys don't think thought of as having to pay because he's a guy and being seen as a gentleman is something to think of as 'you don't know what you got till its gone'.

Seems most guys think being hitting on is complimentary or something to be appreciative or that. I think how complimentary it is and how appreciative would guys be if they got bombarded by gals who only talked about his wealth, talked about how she wanted to use it, were only interested in him because of it, and became violent/insulting when she is rebuffed.
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Old 10-16-2012, 11:19 AM
 
Location: NY metro area
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I must be a freakin' ogre because nobody bothers me on the streets of NYC or any other city when I visit.

I'm just secretly hoping that men think I'll kick their ass if they say something to me.
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Old 10-16-2012, 11:21 AM
 
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According to Mrs Baldrick it's "Flattering when it happens, as long as they accept your reply the first time, and you forget about it 1min later".

So there you go.
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Old 10-16-2012, 11:22 AM
 
Location: Pa
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Eww... people really say these things?
Lol yeah some.
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Old 10-16-2012, 11:22 AM
 
Location: SF CA, USA
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I must be a freakin' ogre because nobody bothers me on the streets of NYC or any other city when I visit.

I'm just secretly hoping that men think I'll kick their ass if they say something to me.
Lol.

Funnily enough, it's pretty hard to tell who practices martial arts and who doesn't. It's not like playing American football. Most bouncers , for example, rely on their size to intimidate but don't actually know how to fight, and generally don't need to.
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