Confuse Us, Please, Oh Daughters of Eve!
Does anyone but I notice this scenario?
Jack works with Kate. He flirts with her mildly all the time -- for that's what guys do. Kate misunderstands his flirtation for a desire to have sex with her. One day, Jack asks Kate to go out and get some coffee with him some day. She puts him off, for multiple, unexplained reasons. Finally, one day, Jack sees Kate outside of work, and decides to talk to her about this. He realizes she thinks he is trying to have sex with her. But, infact, he doesn't. He just thinks she'd be a cool person to hang out with. He walks up to her and says Hi. She replies in similar form. Jack decides to bring up the uncomfortable subject. "Look," he says. "I know you think I'm just trying to get into your pants. I'm not, though."
She looks at him, with a slightly puzzled, and hurt frown, and chokes out her reply. "You...you don't like me?"
Immediately, being a man, seeing a woman on the verge of tears, Jack replies. "Oh no, I DO like you. I Do. You're pretty, and you have a nice body, and a great personality. I really *DO* like you!"
She then looks at him angrily and says "i KNEW you wanted to have sex with me!" and stalks off.
Doesn't that leave us saying..Wtf? Women, All women, do it. Almost all the time. I Just don't get it. I've seen it happen dozens of times, I've heard of it happening to friends just as many, and it's happened to me a few times, as well. What gives? Why the hell would a girl manipulate our words to TRY and make it SEEM like we *ARE* doing what we are not doing? I just don't understand -- maybe women do, but it's a twisted way to talk to people. Ahhh, just thought I'd leave something 2 contemplate.
"I've got a book of matches. And a can of Kerosene. I got some bad ideas. Involving you and me. I don't blame you for walkin' away. I touch myself at thoughts of flings..." --The Alkaline Trio "This Could Be Love"
Jack works with Kate. He flirts with her mildly all the time -- for that's what guys do. Kate misunderstands his flirtation for a desire to have sex with her. One day, Jack asks Kate to go out and get some coffee with him some day. She puts him off, for multiple, unexplained reasons. Finally, one day, Jack sees Kate outside of work, and decides to talk to her about this. He realizes she thinks he is trying to have sex with her. But, infact, he doesn't. He just thinks she'd be a cool person to hang out with. He walks up to her and says Hi. She replies in similar form. Jack decides to bring up the uncomfortable subject. "Look," he says. "I know you think I'm just trying to get into your pants. I'm not, though."
She looks at him, with a slightly puzzled, and hurt frown, and chokes out her reply. "You...you don't like me?"
Immediately, being a man, seeing a woman on the verge of tears, Jack replies. "Oh no, I DO like you. I Do. You're pretty, and you have a nice body, and a great personality. I really *DO* like you!"
She then looks at him angrily and says "i KNEW you wanted to have sex with me!" and stalks off.
Doesn't that leave us saying..Wtf? Women, All women, do it. Almost all the time. I Just don't get it. I've seen it happen dozens of times, I've heard of it happening to friends just as many, and it's happened to me a few times, as well. What gives? Why the hell would a girl manipulate our words to TRY and make it SEEM like we *ARE* doing what we are not doing? I just don't understand -- maybe women do, but it's a twisted way to talk to people. Ahhh, just thought I'd leave something 2 contemplate.
"I've got a book of matches. And a can of Kerosene. I got some bad ideas. Involving you and me. I don't blame you for walkin' away. I touch myself at thoughts of flings..." --The Alkaline Trio "This Could Be Love"