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- From: nomi@cgl.ucsf.edu (Nomi L. Harris)
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- Subject: Re: Flirting How To Guide
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- Date: 26 Jan 93 21:09:11 GMT
- References: <MARTINC.93Jan19105513@grover.cs.unc.edu> <1993Jan19.192345.5223@netcom.com> <JULIE.93Jan19190642@cucbs.chem.columbia.edu> <1993Jan21.153711.22592@bnlux1.bnl.gov>
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- schroede@bnlux1.bnl.gov (gary l. schroeder) writes:
-
- >In article <JULIE.93Jan19190642@cucbs.chem.columbia.edu> julie@cucbs.chem.columbia.edu (Julie Wright) writes:
-
- >>I agree about the non-aggressive physical contact, but I think it would
- >>be better to do something that allows her to give you more physical
- >>feedback about how she is feeling about you and the situation. Holding
- >>hands is the best way of achieving this, *I* think. If she's gradually
- >>inched her hand over into holding range, it's either a coincidence or
- >>a good sign. If you gently take hold of it, she can either hold your
- >>hand back, or she can remove her hand at the earliest polite opportunity,
- >>but presumably without feeling threatened at any point.
-
- >Good advice, Julie.
-
- I am so much in agreement, I don't want to delete any of Julie's text.
- I know a lot of guys think they should ask before initiating any physical
- contact. Don't ask; just try something subtle and see what happens.
- If a guy I'm interested in puts his arm on my shoulder, I'll lean closer
- to him. If I'm not interested, I'll pull away. The signals are pretty
- clear.
- If I want to be kissed goodnight (I'm usually a bit too shy to just grab
- him and kiss him!), I'll stand close and look up (I'm vertically
- challenged, so my date is always taller than I). If I *don't* want to be
- kissed goodnight, I'll move away and say goodbye from a safe distance.
-
- >If you're really lucky, you'll walk out of the restaurant hand in hand,
- >she'll say 'let's go for a walk' and then you'll find yourself in a
- >little empty plaza in the dark [...]
-
- When both people are interested in each other, the first physical contact
- often just "happens"; later on, neither party is sure exactly how it
- started or who initiated it. I remember once in college when H. and I were
- interested in each other, but were too shy to start anything. I went to a
- concert with him, and sat there thinking about how to get him to hold my
- hand. The concert ended, and we still hadn't touched, but as we got up to
- leave, we somehow found ourselves holding hands! We then went for the
- aforementioned walk.
-
- Another time, I had spent a day biking with M., in delightful ambiguity
- (were we going to get involved, or not?). (Don't you love it when you're
- interested in someone, and you're just starting to get the glimmer of the
- idea that they like you, too?) We were sitting on the floor, chatting, and
- decided to go get some dinner. I got to my feet and held out my hands to
- help him to his feet. As he got up, we somehow ended up in an embrace. We
- didn't get dinner for quite a while. ;-)
-
- Anyway, to reiterate, I strongly recommend the approach of initiating
- subtle physical contact and seeing what happens. If he/she doesn't
- respond, back off.
-
- Nomi
- nomi@cgl.ucsf.edu
-