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Why some men won't dance

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Re: Why some men won't dance

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If you absolutely refuse to dance, it may be a sign of schizotypical personality disorder, or avoidant personality. These things can wreck your life if you let them. At least read about them and be aware.

Re: Why some men won't dance

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post #2

If you absolutely refuse to dance, it may be a sign of schizotypical personality disorder, or avoidant personality. These things can wreck your life if you let them. At least read about them and be aware.

Please don't post this sort of thing on a public forum.

Re: Why some men won't dance

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If you absolutely refuse to dance, it may be a sign of schizotypical personality disorder, or avoidant personality. These things can wreck your life if you let them. At least read about them and be aware.

Please don't post this sort of thing on a public forum.

I'm curious why you'd request OP not to post that? I tend to think that all topics should be able to be freely discussed provided they're relevant, and the conversation sincere.

Re: Why some men won't dance

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To be honest I never saw the appeal in this sort of activity. What made it worse were people who insisted that I participate.

Interesting how this is one of the very few things were social pressure is alive and well(as exemplified by the article, which fails to ask why should people dance in the first place).

Re: Why some men won't dance

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post #5

To be honest I never saw the appeal in this sort of activity. What made it worse were people who insisted that I participate. Interesting how this is one of the very few things were social pressure is alive and well(as exemplified by the article, which fails to ask why should people dance in the first place).

Good point, perhaps it's because dance can be seen as a form of expression.

To a greater extent, if someone refused to talk but had the ability to you would probably think something weird of them. But probably wouldn't question that from a social pressure perspective.

Re: Why some men won't dance

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post #2

If you absolutely refuse to dance, it may be a sign of schizotypical personality disorder, or avoidant personality. These things can wreck your life if you let them. At least read about them and be aware.

Please don't post this sort of thing on a public forum.

Also curious as you don't give much of an explanation?

Re: Why some men won't dance

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post #5

To be honest I never saw the appeal in this sort of activity. What made it worse were people who insisted that I participate. Interesting how this is one of the very few things were social pressure is alive and well(as exemplified by the article, which fails to ask why should people dance in the first place).

Good point, perhaps it's because dance can be seen as a form of expression. To a greater extent, if someone refused to talk but had the ability to you would probably think something weird of them. But probably wouldn't question that from a social pressure perspective.

The pressure on introverts to socialize is actually being discussed in this vein.

Re: Why some men won't dance

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'Over three quarters of British men say they have never or rarely danced' so the title should be "why most men don't dance" or "why it's the norm for men not to dounce"

PS: dancing with a beautiful girl can be the most wonderful thing in the world, but dancig lonely just to get sweaty might not be as appealing.

so they should open up a "Grandpa's dance palace" where men pick women and dance in pairs. or a campfire dance where men and women run around naked in circles stamping their feet.

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