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No, you're not. In fact, that's the problem.
At this point it's just all in good corny fun so go ahead.
^Huh?
Psht. Think it through.
You are not having sex and that means...explaining the joke feels hard.
Oh. Ohhhh.
I am dim.
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O_o
> implying it works
try it at a gay bar and see the results
Not particularly but considering the context and the fact that as mentioned previously, this was a girl who probably had gotten her fair share of catcalling and such then yeah.
I mean, that is not to particularly make you feel bad about it or anything but it's something that you should be aware of if you're gonna try it again at a convention.
By that logic, I shouldn't attempt to initiate flirtatious conversation with any women I find attractive at all. I mean they've all had their deal of unwanted people attempting to score. I dislike the idea that I should automatically consider someone off-limits because other people are assholes.
You may not consider them off-limits, but they have dealt with a lot of people hitting on them- not all of whom are assholes, by the by. Or, if they are, then so are you, 'coz you're doing exactly what they're doing.
Right, but like I said if I decide to abstain from any attempt because of that possibility, I cut out pretty much anyone I would be attracted to.
I doubt that most people you are attracted to are cosplayers who spend half the day out being hit on.
And even if they were, which they're not, that's still pretty selfish, to push attraction on women who have been dealing with it all day.
So, clearly, the answer is to arrive early in the morning, when they've only had to put up with a couple of people flirting with them.
If we're all talking about a day, this event was four hours long and I initiated the conversation in hour one.
All woman I initiate that kind of conversation with probably haven't had a bajillion creeps in a single day, no, but over time they've probably still had a lot of creeps flirting that weary them.
That was a joke anyway, but still.
Again, the logic still amounts to something along the lines of 'well she's really attractive. A bunch of people have hit on her. I shouldn't bother.' I mean, attractive women in bars probably get hit on too much, or attractive women in any public place.
I mean, I get where it comes from, but I think rather than abstaining completely it's better to just be more of a gentleman than being afraid of women.\
which granted I probably failed at.
I generally think that it's a better idea to not attempt to hit on a woman if the woman has been hit on all day.
Not because you shouldn't bother; I couldn't give a crap about that. Rather, it's just polite to not try to push more attention on a person when they're already sick of said attention.
Fair enough, I get that but how do you infer that? In this case there were only a couple people at the gaming event and she couldn't have been there for more than half an hour so unless literally half the place was swarming her I don't think it was that out of place.
And even then, how do you know if a woman's been hit on all day unless you've been along with her? Your only real metric is how attractive she is or in this case how she's dressed (like an animu character) which I don't find very reliable.
I mean, I understand where the sentiment is coming from but I feel enforced timidity due to the idea that someone doesn't want to talk to them for this or that reason is a problem.
In any case, I definitely see what you're saying and I don't think it's a bad rule of thumb but I think it can be problematic. Guten nacht all.
My only problem with what Malk did was the awful pick-up line. Bad bad bad bad bad.
Yeah, I think we can all universally agree that was the big fumble.
Well, I can see how you might want to at least try with someone you'll only see once, because what's it matter, but it would probably be a long shot to create interest in someone who doesn't know you that well anyway. As cool as it would be, I feel like hooking up at a cosplay event must be really difficult unless there's some sort of dance event involved.
But with people you interact with more regularly, I'd think that you would want to maintain normal conversation for a while, to show why you're a cool person before trying anything that might make them uncomfortable. Like, there are some girls I'm interested in at school, but so far I've interacted with everyone normally (and the only girl I tease is one that I'm not even romantically interested in), and so no one's just up and started avoiding me or given me funny looks.
Of course, take my advice with a grain of salt, because I have basically no experience and I wouldn't be comfortable flirting from the outset.
Sorta relevant(not to imply the bro is a creep, but more as to why gals in general are wary of forward behaviour in Murkan geek circles): http://captainawkward.com/2012/08/11/the-c-word/
Now, as my subroutines would have reacted(might BSOD at any point due to marina sauce getting in the system):
1. *exaggerated scowl due to losing, followed by whimper* "I hope you're happy now!"
if amused, go to 2. if stonefaced, go to 6.
2. "In all seriousness, good game. How much work went into that outfit?"
listen to story, go to 3. if not willing to make conversation, go to 6.
3. "Since I love embarassing stories, what was the most awkward pass that was made at you today?"
listen to story, laugh at person's misery, proceed to 4. if she says 'this one', slow clap and go to 5. if not willing to make conversation, go to 6.
4. "That was entertaining. I'll probably see you around, Imma gonna do X." The ball is in her court now. GOOD END?
5. "Do you know that awkward feel when you're the last to leave a conversation?" *proceed to walk away* HUFFY TSUN END
6. "I'll leave you alone forever now. Scott Pilgrim reference lolololol(said out loud)" *proceed to slip on the spaghetti* BAD END
nonono. What I meant was not "You shouldn't have flirted" so much as "When you're in such a situation, you need to choose your words carefully because you're just another dude in a con", you know?
Or, in other words, the only real issue is what you said, but you already knew that.
So, my wife is sick and I'm covering her shift at her grandma's book store. Also, I can spend a bit of the day on the internet like this. Also, there are store cats to pet and cuddle.
Funny that the article on accidental creepiness led me to a really exceptional article on rape.
Poor Malk, being the catalyst of conversations on creepiness...
best tumblr ever
^ Indeed.
Can anyone give me an estimate on how expensive would a PS3 controller be? 20 bucks mark?
I dunno about PS3, but 360 controllers are like $70 for the first-party ones, so I wouldn't be surprised if they're more than that.
welp.