I think most straight guys would take it as a compliment but most queer guys wouldn't want risk the chance of being called a slur or something
So if I had some gay friends I could talk to them but I don't so I need education.
This sounds like something I would not enjoy, if only because I can imagine feeling bad later for what I would perceive as shutting down someone putting themselves out there. There's nothing for it, but I have been in a moment like this and afterward it gave me a lot of insight into how fraught this kind of interaction is for women too.
Idk, if you don't swing that way then it's not the same kind of rejection, because it's not a hurdle but a wall. I think most gay guys would know not to take it personally if they did ask, though they might feel embarassed and fear alienating you.
I believe you, but I'll admit the poor guy couldn't hide something painful about my rejection. I try to tell myself he might have just been on a losing streak but it just sucks thinking I might have ruined someone's day like that.
Edit: I should add he wasn't a total stranger, so I guess he might have gotten his hopes up about me from afar.
Yeah, people can get very lonely and latch on to what they imagine is a way out.
Remember how weepy incels get when they get asked when was your last compliment? LOL
Jokes on you I'm so afraid of rejection I get nervous just asking for help at the store
where are tomato :sicko-flipped:
:sicko-fem: lol are you a virgin
:soypoint-1: it could happen to you!!!! :soypoint-2:
You don't approach people because you are afraid of ________.
I don't approach people because I am faithful to my Volcel Oath.
We are not the same.
78% of single lesbians don’t approach women because they can’t tell if she’s into them
Hey all you single men so afraid of being creepy that you avoid interacting with women try not being creepy
"So you don't like creeps huh? I get that, I totally get that. You know, having a good eye for creeps is an evolutionary advantage--we would have really fit children together."
You're gonna tell me that's creepy, huh? There's just no pleasing some people.
reminds me of Chelsea getting groped in the Gutsy clown episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlyJNl8Ma6Q
I think everyone except straight women worry about this
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I disagree. You can't compliment men as a straight woman because 90% of the time the dude will confuse it as a sexual advance and get really angry when you don't reciprocate their advances "I can't believe you led me on, b*tch!" So yeah straight women do worry about this and it's probably one of the main reasons men don't get compliments and no one ever talks about this they just blame women instead.
Sometimes approaching a stranger to hit on them is in fact creepy, so 53% of men have good instincts
Imagine if we treated friendship the way we treat romantic relationships.
"Hello I like the way you look you are my best friend now and if you say no I might fly off the handle or even physically harm/kill you"
"Wait, what?!"
In other news, journalists continue to try and make women feel guilty for not being creeped on.
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People seem to forget that this kind of shit is stressful for women because "Hi, I'd like to get to know you." from a stranger often ends with her dead in a dumpster.
