Maybe I should just cut it all off by saying "I'm reading. leave me alone."

Dear calamities.

Why are you such fucking cowards? Really... am i *that* intimidating that you need to *gang up on me*? Are you too chicken to just face me calamity to woman?
Let me sum up:
Dear rental corporation: empty threats to evict me are not conducive to a good buisiness-relationship.
Dear rib : get over yourself
Dear burns on my arm : i'm ignoring you!
Dear people who shut off the water : can you give me a warning beorehand? So that i can at least get some mineral water to brush my teeth with? Or make some coffee with?
Dear you : wipe that self congratulatory smirk off of your face.
Dear boss / colleague / store : The *one* frigging time i don't check. You have *got* to be kidding me.

Sod you!
Yours
Fins

*hugs fins*

i'll gang up on them with you, if it'll help

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Originally posted by Babylon the Bride:
Maybe I should just cut it all off by saying "I'm reading. leave me alone."

Yup. People like that obviously don't respect your private space, your private time and are clearly unsympathetic to the fact that when one reads, you don't want to speak at the same time with unknown random people (as fi there WAs a moment whne you would want to do that...).
As you say, you lose either way -if you're nice you get tangled in an inane and pointless conversation, if you hint they won't get it (if they were sympathetic, they wouldn't interrupt your reading int he first place) and if you're curt they'll call you a bitch. So, you might as well BE a bitch up front and save precious minutes.

Bitchiness by logic. *nods*

*hugs Fins*

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Originally posted by Babylon the Bride:
Maybe I should just cut it all off by saying "I'm reading. leave me alone."

*nods*

I like it. Direct, to the point and you haven't had to get to the "fuck off and die" stage.

May I just apologise on the part of boneheaded guys (most of them lack the tibia, to be quite frank ) who are in effect asking for someone to tell them "Fuck off and die!" because they're so oblivious to fairly clear signs that a woman just wants to be left alone.

*more hugs to Fins*

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Originally posted by cloverheart:
you don't want to speak at the same time with unknown random people (as fi there WAs a moment whne you would want to do that...).

Well there are moments when I would. But those are the moments where I look at people, look around me and look generally accessible.
Surely it can't be that difficult to see the difference between someone who's shut off in herself and someone who looks awake, interested and twitchy nosed?

ETA: And those are the exact moments where no guys want to talk to me. The all look away. Women who are interested aren't interesting?

I'm sorry I didn't talk to you much earlier, I really like you, but I just wanted to make sure I was over her. It's a shame, I would like more time to take it slowly, and I don't care if I never get sex from you. I just want cuddles, and to be kissed for kissing's sake.

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ETA: And those are the exact moments where no guys want to talk to me. The all look away. Women who are interested aren't interesting?

yep, that's how it works in my experience...

that's because these are not men of whom we are speaking. these are overgrown children with commitment issues who only want to play silly games with women.

*Hugs Punkyfins tightly, Gives out vibes*

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ETA: And those are the exact moments where no guys want to talk to me. The all look away. Women who are interested aren't interesting?

Well, in my experience, while it could be what Apathy says -- that they are indeed overgrown children with commitment issues, I also find it can be just plain fear.

There is just something very intimidating about a woman who is interested. Or rather -- one who you think might be interested. It's that uncertainty combined in some cases with shyness that can make a guy look away (those men who are shy anyway or aren't real extroverts). In a sense, Apathy is right in terms of it being a commitment issue, but more in terms of committing yourself into finding out if she is indeed interested and putting your own pride and ego on the line.

I can only speak from my own personal experience in the matter, but that is a lot of the reason why I have looked away when I thought a woman was looking at me with ... interest was it? (if not morbid curiosity at some points, )

And it's strange how all of us are attracted to the people and things we cannot have, or at least not have without an immense level of difficulty.

Oh and just for the record:

Women who are interested are very interesting. And once you confront that awkwardness before i.e. pointing at yourself going -- 'Who? Me? You're actually looking at me?' then it gets interesting. From what I understand of the matter anyway.

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that's because these are not men of whom we are speaking. these are overgrown children with commitment issues who only want to play silly games with women.

ooh i don't know - i'd be quite happy with some non-commited silly games right now!

Man, we're just talking about eye contact and a smile here! No commitment.
But eye contact and smile is the surest way to make a guy suspicious, in my experience.

Suspicious of the fact that you may or may not find him interesting. Or are otherwise plotting something ... evil.

Dear You,
I get that you're not happy with me right now. I get that you don't agree with me, you don't want to hear my opinions of your choices, etc. BUT ignoring me, rather than dealing with me, is not the way to handle it. You are, supposedly, a grown woman. So please get over your dislike of confrontation and just answer me. Plus, you still owe me $150 for your concert tickets. If you don't want to go with me anymore, that's fine, but you need to be mature and TELL me so I can find someone else to go with. And, really, if I'm so annoying that you just MUST ignore me, don't go back to acting like my friend just when it's convenient for you.

Regards,
Me

Fuck you, Ohio. You screwed up three years ago and you did it again.

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Originally posted by Babylon the Bride:
From my blog.

Please, guys. A girl who's sitting in a public place, reading, is not doing it to provide you with an ice breaker. Not even at eight in the evening. Especially not at eight in the morning. She is well engrossed. She has no need for company. In fact, - think about what you're like when you're reading - sitting there with a book probably means she wants to be left alone to enjoy her book .
If, by any chance, she does want her mind taken off what she is inexplicably reading, she will at least look up from time to time to sample the surrounding distractions.

Don't be an intrusive and annoying fuck.

Men's intuition

LOL!
Awesome.

wow.

I am so not talking to a woman again, ever.

You can talk to them?