Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Relationships
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 07-22-2013, 09:24 PM
 
Location: socal baby
1,355 posts, read 2,547,020 times
Reputation: 928

Advertisements

So, it's kind of a survey. With the recognition that women routinely/frequently get approach by men, can you give us an idea of what your impressions were of the last few guys who showed interest in you; like why you decide the guy was a "no", and what you did to brush him off/let him know you had no interests/opportunity with you?

I'm curious in discovering what the split second thinking was in your recent encounters. doesn't have to make sense, just looking for a snapshot of how women feel (in the moment) about the guys who show interest in you. not really interested in logic and more interested in instinctive, automatic, spontaneous thoughts and reactions.

i tend to think reflexive/unconcious reactions tend to be more revealing.

thanks!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 07-22-2013, 09:26 PM
 
Location: southern california
61,288 posts, read 87,441,267 times
Reputation: 55562
well that is the maddening part it does not have to make sense. but when u figure it out u r going to be so rich.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 07-22-2013, 09:32 PM
 
Location: Pa
42,763 posts, read 52,875,261 times
Reputation: 25362
A guy at the bank asked if his mom asked me if she liked my top. He saw me talking to his mom then when I walked by him that's all he said. One of those odd moments.

He wore a St. Bernard costume for Halloween and mooned me at a glass door.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 07-22-2013, 09:54 PM
 
Location: Katonah, NY
21,192 posts, read 25,175,334 times
Reputation: 22276
Because I'm happily married.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 07-22-2013, 10:00 PM
 
6,732 posts, read 9,998,293 times
Reputation: 6849
- not intelligent enough

- clear signs of mental illness

- my parents' age

- of an age to be my kid

Generally guys who 'approach' me are some combination of these (usually not both of the last two in one person -- actually they would get points for the time traveling).
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 07-22-2013, 10:07 PM
 
Location: socal baby
1,355 posts, read 2,547,020 times
Reputation: 928
Quote:
Originally Posted by NilaJones View Post
- not intelligent enough

- clear signs of mental illness

- my parents' age

- of an age to be my kid

Generally guys who 'approach' me are some combination of these (usually not both of the last two in one person -- actually they would get points for the time traveling).

Thanks for your honesty.

What's your guess of the percentage of guys who show interest in you are in your "zone"; say like 5 of out 100 guys who showed interest?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 07-22-2013, 10:10 PM
 
788 posts, read 1,272,076 times
Reputation: 1237
Let's see. The guy who approached me this morning said, "Hey, how old are you?"

I asked how old he was and he said, "twenty-three."

I said, "I have more than a decade on you."

He said, "For real? You look early 20s....Are you married?"

I lied and said, "Yes."

He said, "That's what's up" and walked away.

He is typical of the guys who approach me and why I never have a date. I don't know why more appropriate guys don't ask me out.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 07-22-2013, 10:16 PM
 
Location: socal baby
1,355 posts, read 2,547,020 times
Reputation: 928
^^you said you were married! or was that you're exit line?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 07-22-2013, 10:18 PM
 
Location: State of Transition
102,213 posts, read 107,956,787 times
Reputation: 116160
Quote:
Originally Posted by katykat01 View Post
Let's see. The guy who approached me this morning said, "Hey, how old are you?"

I asked how old he was and he said, "twenty-three."

I said, "I have more than a decade on you."

He said, "For real? You look early 20s....Are you married?"

I lied and said, "Yes."

He said, "That's what's up" and walked away.

He is typical of the guys who approach me and why I never have a date. I don't know why more appropriate guys don't ask me out.
This pretty much sums it up. The most extreme case was a guy who looked about 13 or 14, following me on a sting-ray bike. When he asked me my age, I told him I had about 30 years on him. That didn't stop him. He followed me on the bike, begging me to be his girlfriend, saying, "I'm a lot older than I look, too!".

You can't make this stuff up!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 07-22-2013, 10:20 PM
 
Location: socal baby
1,355 posts, read 2,547,020 times
Reputation: 928
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth View Post
This pretty much sums it up. The most extreme case was a guy who looked about 14, following me on a sting-ray bike. When he asked me my age, I told him I had about 30 years on him. That didn't stop him. He followed me on the bike, begging me to be his girlfriend, saying, "I'm a lot older than I look, too!".

You can't make this stuff up!
haha, you should have said call me when you can buy me a drink and we'll talk!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Relationships

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 05:09 AM.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top