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Goldman Sachs guide to being a man

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Re: Goldman Sachs guide to being a man

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post #11

"Pretty women who are unaccompanied want you to talk to them." Or, you know, you could treat pretty women as human beings with their own ideas about whom they want to talk to. But that's so much harder!

It's especially hard to learn what those ideas are if you don't talk to them.

Re: Goldman Sachs guide to being a man

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post #11

"Pretty women who are unaccompanied want you to talk to them." Or, you know, you could treat pretty women as human beings with their own ideas about whom they want to talk to. But that's so much harder!

It's especially hard to learn what those ideas are if you don't talk to them.

Not particularly. There are lots of ways to find out whether someone wants to talk to you. Eye contact is a good one. So is general demeanor. So is whether or not they're burying themselves in their smartphone.

Re: Goldman Sachs guide to being a man

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Now that I'm in my 60's I've done some of these things, I routinely do some other of these of these things, and I think that a few of these things are ridiculous. I guess I'm doing alright for myself.

Re: Goldman Sachs guide to being a man

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post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's especially hard to learn what those ideas are if you don't talk to them.

Not particularly. There are lots of ways to find out whether someone wants to talk to you. Eye contact is a good one. So is general demeanor. So is whether or not they're burying themselves in their smartphone.

Ouch. You can't respect humans very much if you think a glance is sufficient for learning everything you need to about them.
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