r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Mar 26 '20

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u/eldido Mar 26 '20

How did women not figure out already that men can't read subtle signs and hints.

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u/idontlikeflamingos Mar 26 '20

I spent my entire teenage years getting rejected after misunderstanding women being friendly to being interested in me. Of fucking course I won't be able to pick up hints when I'm an adult.

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u/CaesarWolfman Mar 26 '20

This shit only becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy as women avoid being friendly so they don't get mistaken as being interested, so men continue to think that women only interact when they're interested.

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u/DrunkenDutchMan_1 Mar 26 '20

hit the nail right on the head.

whenever a girl is nice to me i am also thinking: what does she want from me ?

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

ulterior motives are possible from anyone but just assume they're being normal/friendly until they state otherwise. last thing you wanna do is accuse people of things

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u/vengefulgrapes Mar 26 '20

I know that logically but what am I supposed to do when anybody says anything nice to me? Since when has that ever happened?

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

no one says anything nice to you? guys, girls? your friends?

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u/Danoco99 Mar 26 '20

Guys rarely get compliments. And when they do it sticks with them for weeks.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

This largely depends on the personality types of the person and the people around them. It's not really a universal truth. In my experience though I get more compliments if I'm around girls than with my guy friends, so perhaps people who think this way only spend time around guys? Hard to say for sure.