• Alinor@lemmy.world
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      20 days ago

      This is not direct at all though. Direct is “my shift is almost done, do you want to hang out later?”. Being direct means you do actually have to include saying what you want.

      • Technus@lemmy.zip
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        20 days ago

        Yeah, even when you’re 99% sure the person is flirting with you, you gotta balance that with what might happen if you’re wrong.

        Read the situation wrong and you could end up handcuffed on the sidewalk with pepper spray in your eyes.

        Fuck that. If not being willing to take that risk means dying alone, I’ll choose the latter.

        And what about from the woman’s perspective? Do you really want strange men making guesses about whether you’re flirting with them or not? Knowing exactly what could happen if the wrong guy gets the wrong idea and won’t take “no” for an answer?

        I’m not trying to victim-blame or make excuses for anyone. But there’s nothing to win by playing these kinds of mind games, so what’s the fucking point?

    • taladar@sh.itjust.works
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      20 days ago

      In the context of a conversation about people who come in just before closing it could also just be taken as a hint that he is one of those people.