Touch some grass dude, humans flirting with each other in public has been happening literally forever. “Oh let’s give control one of the most basic core human activities over entirely to a handful of dating app corporations” my man, go outside

  • Catherine_Steward [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    I feel like he’s saying that approaching strangers in public (outside of places like bars) with the sole intention of dating or having sex with them would be rude, and I would tend to agree.

    I don't know, I feel like something as simple as "hey, you're cute, could I get your number?" is acceptable almost anywhere. I've done that before, never upset anyone with it :shrug-outta-hecks:

    • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      I completely agree, and when this has happened to me it’s made my day, even if I wasn’t interested. It feels nice to have people be interested in you, as long as they aren’t weird about it

      • pooh [she/her, love/loves]
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        2 years ago

        It makes your day when it happens, but how often does it happen? If it happened all the time when you go out in public, and frequently from people who are not polite or may even come off as threatening, would it still be as enjoyable?

        • HodgePodge [love/loves]
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          2 years ago

          It's really obvious a shit ton of the dudes in this thread have spent literally zero time reading about what women deal with on a daily fucking basis

        • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
          hexagon
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          2 years ago

          If it was impolite or threatening, obviously I would not enjoy that. Hence the “don’t be weird” clarifier. But if it happened frequently I’d love that. I like talking to strangers generally, and I like compliments. Even if it’s just a comment about my appearance, I put a lot of effort into my appearance so it makes me happy to have it recognized