Post #590482
2026-03-09 00:17 UTC
Aside from a lot of guys being thickheaded and not seeing it, there's also selection bias.
A) A girl has a crush on a guy. He notices but plays it safe. Maybe she's just friendly. Result: no harm done except perpetuating the myth that guys don't notice.
B) A girl is just friendly but the guy thinks he's being crushed on and acts on it. Now he's forever labeled as a creep.
The only safe play as a guy is always, always assuming she's just being friendly. Unless she comes right out and says she wants to hump your bones, just assume she's being nice to you.
Replies (6)
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@hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world 2026-03-09 00:47
Thanks for lining it out so well. There’s a good shot that she’s into me, but if she’s not, I’ll either die of embarrassment or I’ll get bullied by their whole social circle. Add to this that men usually are not as socially comfortable as women, and you kinda understand it why this happens.
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@sveltecider@lemmy.ca 2026-03-09 02:13
It’s always good to play it safe unless evidence is so overwhelming that she’s into you. This has cost me some romantic opportunities but has also kept me from being the guy who dates all his female friends.
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@scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 2026-03-09 04:06
Quadruple the caution if it’s a coworker. Hello HR violation.
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@psx_crab@lemmy.zip 2026-03-09 10:09
She’s Canadian.
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@tophneal@sh.itjust.works 2026-03-09 13:11
youtu.be/xa-4IAR_9Yw
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@bitjunkie@lemmy.world 2026-03-09 13:37
Pascal’s Wager but for pussy